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What’s new in Python 3

THE NEXT SNAKE

Author(s): BY RAINER GRIMM

What do Python 2.x programmers need to know about Python 3?

With the latest major Python release, creator Guido van Rossum saw the opportunity to tidy up his famous scripting language. What is different about Python 3.0? In this article, I offer some highlights for Python programmers who are thinking about making the switch to 3.x.


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It is not named as snake, but you missed the point

ocumo Dec 12, 2009 10:08pm GMT

The title of the article does not have anything to do with what inspired or not the creator of this language. The above comment just demonstrates the most ridiculous and basic lacking of any creativity or humor and denotes a very primitive and intolerant mind, which does not seem to even have noticed that the logo of Python is that of a SNAKE and not exactly a picture of Monty Python.

The article is very good.

Sadly, for some people it is easier to destroy and insult than to be creative and positive about anything.

Ancestor python

Twelve toes Aug 19, 2009 2:01pm GMT

Yeah so what if it was not named after a snake. Monty Python's ancestors derived their surname from the python snake itself which was commonly found in their area where they originated from; so it's still from the snake. Heh heh!

Python is not named after a snake

Python programmer Aug 19, 2009 8:48am GMT

It's hard to imagine how the author could get this so fundamentally wrong. Hear this: Python is not named after the snake; it's named after Monty Python, as any cursory survey of its history will reveal.

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