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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Oct 2008 21:04 UTC, submitted by ganges master

Python 2.6 has been released on October 1st. The major theme of this release is preparing the migration path to Python 3.0, a major redesign of the language. Whenever possible, Python 2.6 incorporates new features and syntax from 3.0 while remaining compatible with existing code by not removing older features or syntax. See the what's new docs for more details.

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RE[4]: Yeah, greate

by alopecoid on Sat 11th Oct 2008 05:07 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Yeah, greate"

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2005-07-07

Limiting code to 80 columns in this day and age is just ridiculous. There's nobody out there still programming at the console (an 80x25 console at least), and everybody else just uses more than 80 columns with no problems.

You would actually be surprised just how many people are still doing this. I'm surrounded by them. And, yeah, I think it's borderline ridiculous.

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RE[5]: Yeah, greate

by CrLf on Sat 11th Oct 2008 16:48 in reply to "RE[4]: Yeah, greate"

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2006-01-03

I'm not talking about "xterms" here... Do your really mean there are people still using the text-mode 80x25 console for anything more than fixing stuck servers?

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