Comment by adammarples Comment by adammarples a day ago 4 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Well would you claim that Python 3.5 isn't python?
Copy Link stoperaticless a day ago Collapse Comment - All versions of python are python.If lang is not compatible with any of python versions, then the lang isn’t python.False advertising is not nice. (even if the fineprint clarifies) Reply View | 3 replies Copy Link thesz a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - > If lang is not compatible with any of python versions, then the lang isn’t python.Python versions are not compatible between themselves, as python does not preserve backward compatibility, ergo python is not python. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link skeledrew 4 hours ago Root Parent Next Collapse Comment - Interestingly I recently had to run a script I wrote for 3.11 on an old system that has 3.6, and the only thing I had to remove were a few type hints (which of course don't affect function). Seems pretty backwards compatible to me. Reply View | 0 replies Copy Link KeplerBoy a day ago Root Parent Prev Collapse Comment - The words "any" and "all" have a different meaning. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link thesz a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - > If lang is not compatible with any of python versions, then the lang isn’t python.Python versions are not compatible between themselves, as python does not preserve backward compatibility, ergo python is not python. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link skeledrew 4 hours ago Root Parent Next Collapse Comment - Interestingly I recently had to run a script I wrote for 3.11 on an old system that has 3.6, and the only thing I had to remove were a few type hints (which of course don't affect function). Seems pretty backwards compatible to me. Reply View | 0 replies Copy Link KeplerBoy a day ago Root Parent Prev Collapse Comment - The words "any" and "all" have a different meaning. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link skeledrew 4 hours ago Root Parent Next Collapse Comment - Interestingly I recently had to run a script I wrote for 3.11 on an old system that has 3.6, and the only thing I had to remove were a few type hints (which of course don't affect function). Seems pretty backwards compatible to me. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link KeplerBoy a day ago Root Parent Prev Collapse Comment - The words "any" and "all" have a different meaning. Reply View | 0 replies
All versions of python are python.
If lang is not compatible with any of python versions, then the lang isn’t python.
False advertising is not nice. (even if the fineprint clarifies)