> "- solving some of the issues would exacerbate backwards compatibility." That boat sailed a long time ago with the introduction of Python 3. (Ok, Ok my comm

> "- solving some of the issues would exacerbate backwards compatibility." That boat sailed a long time ago with the introduction of Python 3. (Ok, Ok my comment is slightly tongue-in-cheek. I agree that backwards compatibility is usually a good idea and should not be broken without a great deal of thought.)