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Re:The Python Steering Council intent to approve PEP 703: ma... by mepian on Friday July 28, 2023 @07:48PM (#36914969)
I wonder if there will ever be Python 4, it seems that the core developers want to avoid bumping the major version number ever again after 3 under any circumstances.
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Re:The Python Steering Council intent to approve PEP 703: ma... by miraculixx on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:18AM (#36918692)
Yes bc they fear a Py3 to 4 transition would be perceived as a major burden.

I'm afraid we'll soon learn its not the version # that's burdensome, but the real or perceived(!) incompatibility between versions.

I wonder if introducing such a monumental change in a build flag of the minor version is really wise. Certainly its not in line with any interpretation of semantic versioning (to be fair I think the PSF does not claim to use that).

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