On 18/06/2010 16:09, l...@rmi.net wrote:
Replying en masse to save bandwidth here...
Barry Warsaw<ba...@python.org> writes:
We know it, we have extensively discussed how to fix it, we have IMO a good
design, and we even have someone willing and able to tackle the problem. We
need to find a sufficient source of funding to enable him to do the work it
will take, and so far that's been the biggest stumbling block. It will take a
focused and determined effort to see this through, and it's obvious that
volunteers cannot make it happen. I include myself in the latter category, as
I've tried and failed at least twice to do it in my spare time.
All understood, and again, not to disparage anyone here. My
comments are directed to the development community at large
to underscore the grave p/r problems 3.X faces.
I realize email parsing is a known issue; I also realize that
most people evaluating 3.X today won't care that it is. Most
will care only that the new version of a language reportedly
used by Google and YouTube still doesn't support CGI uploads
a year and a half after its release. As an author, that's a
downright horrible story to have to tell the world.
Really? How widely used is the CGI module these days? Maybe there is a
reason nobody appeared to notice...
[snip...]
Should Python 3 have been held back until email was fixed? Dunno, but
I personally am very glad it was not; where I have a choice, I always
use Python 3 now, and have yet to run into a problem.
I guess we'll just have to disagree on that. IMHO, Python 3 shot
itself in the foot by releasing in half-baked form. And the 3.0
I/O speed issue (remember that?) came very close to blowing its
leg clean off.
Whilst I agree that there are plenty of issues to workon, and I don't
underestimate the difficulty of some of them, I think "half-baked" is
very much overblown. Whilst you have a lot to say about how much of a
problem this is I don't understand what you are suggesting be *done*?
Python 3.0 was *declared* to be an experimental release, and by most
standards 3.1 (in terms of the core language and functionality) was a
solid release.
Any reasonable expectation about Python 3 adoption predicted that it
would take years, and would include going through a phase of difficulty
and disappointment...
All the best,
Michael Foord
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