I didn't say that it was. However, I don't think that there is any evidence for the statement that: "Python community at large consider to be sufficiently much better", given that only around 1/3 of the community even uses Python 3 yet. The big reason (with lots of evidence to support this) was because of all the dependencies that no longer worked - Python3 didn't attempt to be backwards compatible, and AFAIK didn't have cool tools like Compat.jl to help smooth the transition when there are breaking changes. (I personally only use Python3, because of the much better string support). It almost seems like Guido might have done better to introduce it as a new language, maybe called Viper ;-) given all the incompatibilities.
Integer division is something that is very frequently used, and having an easy to use operator in Julia that doesn't require Unicode would be a great plus for many people. What do you think about adding \\ as an integer division operator to Julia? On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 10:09:16 AM UTC-4, Stefan Karpinski wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 8:50 AM, Scott Jones <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Yes, Python3 did switch from 1/2 returning a float, but Python3 still is >> having major problems with acceptance from the Python community, so I don't >> think that's the best example to use. >> > > The change of division is not the reason people are not using Python 3. >
