[Python-Dev] PEP 414

[Barry Warsaw]

On Mar 02, 2012, at 09:23 PM, Hynek Schlawack wrote:

>Just to be clear: I didn't say 3.2 is “bad” or “not fine”. It's just the fact
>that people need more than “fine” to feel urged to switch to Python 3. I
>sincerely hope 3.3 fulfills that and if PEP 414 even makes porting easier we
>might have a perfect storm. :)

Cool, and yes reaching that tipping point is what it's all about. :)

>> it's probably likely what we'll have backports of
>> stable Python 3 releases to 12.04, at the very least in semi-official PPAs.
>
>That's what I've been hoping for. Maybe it will work the other way around
>too: People like 3.3, target it first and port back later to reach more
>users. It's all about encouraging people to try the nectar of Python 3 – once
>they're caught it's sticky sweetness[1]… ;)

Indeed!
-Barry