Re:Dictionary union (PEP 584) is merged
by whalesalad on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @06:56PM
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This is reason enough to upgrade from Python 2.7 if you are still on it. I use this convenience almost daily.
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No it isn’t.
Re:Dictionary union (PEP 584) is merged
by tempay on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @01:22AM
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One of the issues with Python 3 is that there isn’t really one killer feature, it’s countless little ones. Many believe 3.6 was the first release where they added up to enough of a benefit (though f-strings are a big help for many projects).
Regardless it no longer matters, the Python 2 ecosystem is now rotting as packages drop support. Every week I have to make one or two hot fixes somewhere to forcibly pin to an old version to fix something.
Re:Dictionary union (PEP 584) is merged
by edudobay on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @07:40AM
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For me, proper handling and distinction of Unicode vs. binary data was a game changer. I don't know if that's related to my first language being non-English, but I remember it being really important to me and a strong reason why I made the switch years ago.
Re:Dictionary union (PEP 584) is merged
by heavenlyblue on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @09:31AM
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I used to work for a huge SEM business working with keywords in all languages of the world. No-brainer.