D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote: > On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:45:45 -0800 (PST) > Carl Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Feb 26, 9:29 am, "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> If 3/4 ever returned 0.75 in any language I would drop that language. >> Have fun dropping Python, then, chief. Integer division with / is >> already deprecated, can be disabled ever since Python 2.4, and will be >> wholly removed in Python 3.0. > > I have not been following Python development that closely lately so I > was not aware of that. I guess I won't be going to Python 3 then. It's > great that Python wants to attract young, new programmers. Too bad > about us old farts I guess. > > How soon before 2.x is completely deprecated and I have to become a > Walmart greeter? >
I'm guessing at least four years: 2.6 will com out at the same time as 3.1, and there will definitely be a 2.7 release. After that you may indeed be working for Walmart, though do remember that 1.5.2 is still a perfectly viable language ten years after its release. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
