Phyton

Chris Angelico rosuav at gmail.com
Sun Mar 6 18:28:44 EST 2016


On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
> And I take exception to your use of the word "Luddite" to describe Python 2.
> Python 2 is a perfectly fine programming language, and it will continue to
> be used by some well past 2020. There's no need to bully people into
> upgrading to Python 3, or insult those using Python 2. Python 2 is here for
> the long haul.

I would, however, use the term "legacy" to describe Python 2. It's no
longer the "current stable" version - it's the "old stable", being
maintained at its current state and not advanced further. It's not as
insulting as "Luddite", and more accurate.

ChrisA



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