Python3.0 has more duplication in source code than Python2.5

[Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven]

-On [20090207 18:25], Scott David Daniels (Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org) wrote:
>This analysis overlooks the fact that 3.0 _was_ a major change, and is
>likely to grow cut-and-paste solutions to some problems as we switch to
>Unicode strings from byte strings.

You'd best hope the copied section was thoroughly reviewed otherwise you're
duplicating a flaw across X other sections. And then you also best hope that
whoever finds said flaw and fixes it is also smart enough to check for
similar constructs around the code base.

-- 
Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai(-at-)in-nomine.org> / asmodai
イェルーン ラウフロック ヴァン デル ウェルヴェン
http://www.in-nomine.org/ | http://www.rangaku.org/ | GPG: 2EAC625B
Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust...