Re: Python2 demotion (moving from main to universe) in progress

2017-12-14 Thread Xen
Colin Watson schreef op 09-12-2017 13:51: On Sat, Dec 09, 2017 at 12:47:28PM +0100, Xen wrote: Colin Watson schreef op 09-12-2017 0:24: > there are good reasons behind many of the changes in Python 3 You know, an appeal to "good reasons" is really a blanket statement that betrays the absence

Re: Python2 demotion (moving from main to universe) in progress

2017-12-14 Thread Daniel Watkins
On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 11:45:23PM +0100, Xen wrote: > The move towards Python 3 was forced, it didn't come natural for anyone. Nope, I have preferred Python 3 since ~3.3, and the transition has happened over _more than a decade_. > Lists became iterables. That is one glaring thing, even though

Re: Python2 demotion (moving from main to universe) in progress

2017-12-14 Thread Xen
Ralf Mardorf schreef op 09-12-2017 15:18: See https://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-dev/2017-December/036974.html The author "learned to be very selective" when he chose FLOSS software. That basically supports the notion that it is unwise to depend on anything because those you

Re: Python2 demotion (moving from main to universe) in progress

2017-12-14 Thread Xen
Ralf Mardorf schreef op 09-12-2017 22:17: On Sat, 09 Dec 2017 14:31:12 +0100, Xen wrote: I think Kohlhaas was actually pretty sympathetic ;-). Indeed, but don't confuse the way of Kohlhaas, with the way of the worrier, as described by the Hagakure, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagakure ;).