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Re:The end of an era: Saying goodbye to search.cpan.org by jwilk on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @05:48PM (#17129699)
Python adds new syntax in nearly every minor release. You can see samples here:

https://github.com/jwilk/python-syntax-errors

I don't know what's "covert" about these updates. They are always documented.

Also I don't understand why you put disruptive syntax changes in Python 3.X in one basket with backwards-compatible syntax additions like f-strings or the @ operator.

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Re:The end of an era: Saying goodbye to search.cpan.org by gkya on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @06:51PM (#17130103)
Because it's common to write you script with the shebang "/usr/bin/env python3" or equivalent [1], and this behaviour can cause syntax errors when going from one system to another.

[1] https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=%22%2Fusr%2Fbin%2...

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