On 4/28/2014 8:52 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
I think that's unfair. I'm not a MS fan, not even close. I think their
business practices in the past have been reprehensible. But if there is
anyone who takes backwards-compatibility even more seriously than
Python-Dev, it is them.
I guess there is no one who takes backwards-compatibility even more
seriously than Python-Dev.
I have perfectly good DOS and Windows programs that no longer run on
supported Windows versions. XP->Vista was a bigger break than Python
2->3, from my perspective.
And then if you get into the command line programs that have vanished or
take different options, breaking batch files, and similar facilities, it
gets even worse.
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