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Re:Python's “Disappointing” Superpowers by thereisnospork on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @03:56PM (#34617596)
While this might be about my most unpopular opinion, it feels like it is time to start putting together a Python 4.0. I don't particularly have skin in the game but there is(?) enough meat on the bone around things like improving the GIL status quo, JIT compiling, static typing, and presumably etc. to be worth a breaking change.
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Re:Python's “Disappointing” Superpowers by JonChesterfield on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @05:07PM (#34618619)
That's definitely an unpopular opinion. The 2 to 3 change caused a lot of pain. I can't see the python community attempting that again.
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Re:Python's “Disappointing” Superpowers by codexb on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @07:53PM (#34620526)
The GIL is already set to be optionally removable via a compile-time flag in an upcoming release. That's about as meaty a change as you can get, and it's still not going to require a 4.x release.
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Re:Python's “Disappointing” Superpowers by adamj9431 on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @08:37PM (#34620889)
Maybe string can be ebcdic this time around?
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