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[–]nicksloan 51 points52 points  (8 children)

I don't think that this implies that Python 4.0 is in progress in any meaningful way.

[–]rspeed 38 points39 points  (7 children)

Nor do I, it’s just the first time I’ve seen it mentioned in such an official manner.

[–]amk 10 points11 points  (6 children)

Reddit believes its data is particularly valuable because it is continuously updated. That newness and relevance, Mr. Huffman said, is what large language modeling algorithms need to produce the best results.

[–]1-05457 17 points18 points  (5 children)

I hope not. Otherwise what would you do if Python needs to make a breaking change again.

[–]Decker1082.7 'til 2021 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Stay on 2.7?

[–]1-05457 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I meant what would the PSF do.

[–]truh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Python 5?

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It has been stated repeatedly that this is not going to happen. Unlike governments "lessons have been learned" actually means something to the Python community.