Dick Moores wrote: > At 02:41 AM 8/16/2007, Alan Gauld wrote: >> But Python 3000 is a semi mythical fancy that doesn't exist and may >> never exist. >> It is where all the ills of Python will be cured. Saying it is in Python 3000 >> is usually a synonym for it won't be "fixed" anytime soon! > > But have you seen what Guido says? > > "We're closing in on the first Python 3000 alpha release (promised > for the end of August)." > <http://www.artima.com/weblogs/index.jsp?blogger=guido> > > Semi-mythical fancy?
Python 3000 is very real. As Dick points out, it is nearing an alpha release. Last I heard there were just a handful of failing tests that needed to be fixed before the release. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=211842 You can check out the code and build your own copy if you want. Dozens of Py3K PEPs have been written, 15 have been implemented - see the 3xxx-numbered PEPs here: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/ Google is sponsoring a Py3K sprint next week that has 21 people signed up including many names you would probably recognize. http://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleSprint Yes, at one time Python 3000 was "a semi mythical fancy that doesn't exist and may never exist" but that is no longer true. I think the turning point was when GvR was hired by Google and started working on Py3K during paid hours instead of in his free time. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
