On Jun 06, 2014, at 04:47 PM, MRAB wrote: >Isn't this a little like when bool, True and False were added to >Python 2.2.1, a bugfix release, an act that is, I believe, now regarded >as a mistake not to be repeated?
Yes, that was a mistake, but the case under discussion is different. With True/False, it was a runtime-wide change that affected every Python program, and there was no such "special dispensation". -Barry _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com