Re: [Python-Dev] range in future_builtins?

2008-03-14 Thread Guido van Rossum
Sure. The 3.0 range() isn't exactly the same as the 2.6 xrange(), so
it would have to be a proper backport (sorry, I don't recall the exact
difference, but I remember it's been redone, perhaps to support long
integers).

It seems pretty minor though. The advantage of using xrange() is that
you remain backwards compatible all the way to 2.0 and probably even
1.5.2...

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Eric Smith
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In the keynote, Guido mentioned switching from range to xrange in 2.6
>  code, as a migration strategy.  Another option would be to add range to
>  future_builtins, and have it call xrange.  Would that be desirable?

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[Python-Dev] range in future_builtins?

2008-03-14 Thread Eric Smith
In the keynote, Guido mentioned switching from range to xrange in 2.6 
code, as a migration strategy.  Another option would be to add range to 
future_builtins, and have it call xrange.  Would that be desirable?
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