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Re: [school-discuss] New Python Version



On Feb 7, 2008 10:39 AM, Joel Kahn <jj2kk4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Michael Cooper wrote:
>
> >They are releasing an application that will do machine
> >translation from 2.x->3, and the developers are very
> >confident that it will cover almost all Python 2 software.
>
> . . . With the usual caveat, of course, that no such
> translation software can cover all of the different issues
> of logic, intent, style, efficiency, documentation, &c
> that inevitably come up with this kind of major upgrade.
> Bottom line: some people out there will eventually have
> a lot of work ahead of them; the only questions will be
> who, how much work, and how soon. :-(

True, but let's give the Python folks credit for making this major
switch from 2 -> 3 as easy as possible. Like I said, it is a lot more
considerate than VB->VBNet or PHP4->PHP5.

-- 
Micheal Cooper
Miyazaki, Japan (GMT+9, no DST)