> Perhaps the renaming should be more radical, to indicate the extent of
> the change.
Another possiblity would be to use the new name to indicate a position
in a spectrum of programming languages. For instance, "beryl",
"topaz", "steel" and "jade" are (on the Mohs scale) all sturdier than
pearl
> perhaps the Python 3 executable should have a different name as part
> of the standard distribution? I suggest "py" / "py.exe"
Perhaps the renaming should be more radical, to indicate the extent of
the change.
I suggest "second", to commemorate "Second City" in Chicago, another
famous comedy tr
On 9/12/05, Greg Ewing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oren Tirosh wrote:
>
> > I suggest an explicitly and permanently different name for the
> > interpreter executable of this new and incompatible branch of the
> > language. I want Python 3 scripts starting with #! to have an average
> > shelf life
Oren Tirosh wrote:
> I suggest an explicitly and permanently different name for the
> interpreter executable of this new and incompatible branch of the
> language. I want Python 3 scripts starting with #! to have an average
> shelf life longer than 18 months.
That makes sense, but I'd prefer some
On 9/12/05, Greg Ewing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oren Tirosh wrote:
>
> > perhaps the Python 3 executable should have a different name as part
> > of the standard distribution? I suggest "py" / "py.exe"
>
> Or "python3"? EIBTI :-)
Generally, each distribution makes its own decision about when
Oren Tirosh wrote:
> perhaps the Python 3 executable should have a different name as part
> of the standard distribution? I suggest "py" / "py.exe"
Or "python3"? EIBTI :-)
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