Re: [arch-general] Python 3 Rationale?

Andrea Scarpino [2010.10.20 0201 +0200]:

On Wednesday 20 October 2010 01:47:20 Max Countryman wrote:

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I'm curious what the rationale is behind changing the default to Python 3?

My understanding is that many libraries are not yet available on Python 3. As a developer, this could make life difficult.

You should read Allan's post[1]

[1] http://allanmcrae.com/2010/10/big-python-transition-in-arch-linux/

Thanks, Andrea and Ray. So it seems that everybody involved in this is aware that this is a long process with some glitches like the one I observed along the way, and I agree with Allan that the rationale behind the move is consistent with arch's focus on bleeding edge. Cheers, Norbert