In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jay Tee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On the other hand, C++ is firmly established as a "serious" language >in our community while python is not. So the programmers tend to be >more forgiving. There is no perception that compiler developers are >*trying* to be difficult by changing the language to break backwards >compatibility. That's the difference I think.
Consider the difference between "Python 3.0 is designed to break backward compatibility" and "Python 3.0 cleans up a lot of accumulated cruft". -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "I disrespectfully agree." --SJM -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list