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Re:Vy – A Vim-like in Python made from scratch by jdimov9 on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @11:02AM (#10159674)
Because there is no good reason to use 3.x and 2.x is the natural choice that makes perfect sense?
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Re:Vy – A Vim-like in Python made from scratch by zokier on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @11:46AM (#10160006)
For text editor specifically I'd imagine the improved Unicode/bytestring handling would be a benefit.
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Re:Vy – A Vim-like in Python made from scratch by michaelmior on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @11:38AM (#10159948)
Why is 2.x the "natural choice"? I'm not saying it's a bad choice, but you seem to be treating it as a given.
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Re:Vy – A Vim-like in Python made from scratch by metalliqaz on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @11:42AM (#10159974)
Enormous install base.
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Re:Vy – A Vim-like in Python made from scratch by njharman on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @01:58PM (#10160936)
There are many good reasons to use 3.x
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