> So the question is rather: Do you want to disk a community split, or > add forwards compatibility?
I don't think the risk is big. As far as people start saying "I will only support Python 3", or saying "I will not support Python 3" - that's fine. In the former case, people can still continue to use the old versions of the software (assuming we are talking about open source here), and continue to use those with 2.x. They won't get all the new features, and perhaps that is a reason for them to move to 3.x. In the latter case, people relying on the library either have to stay with 2.x until all their dependencies get ported, or they will have to contribute 3.x ports themselves to the developers. In some cases, this may cause a fork of the project, but I guess these cases are rare (and occur only if the maintainer is not cooperative in at least incorporating patches even if its for stuff he doesn't care about). So in short: no, the risk that the community splits is very small. When people contribute code, it's not because of care about the community, but because of their own needs. That's how open-source software works. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
