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PEP: 3099
Title: Things that will Not Change in Python 3000
Version: $Revision$
Last-Modified: $Date$
Author: Georg Brandl <g.brandl@gmx.net>
Status: Draft
Type: Informational
Content-Type: text/x-rst
Created: 04-Apr-2006
Abstract
========
This PEP tries to list all BDFL pronouncements on Python 3000 that
refer to changes that will not happen and new features that will not
be introduced, sorted by topics, along with a short explanation or a
reference to the relevant thread on the python-3000 mailing list.
Core language
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* Python will not have programmable syntax.
Thread: "It's a statement! It's a function! It's BOTH!"
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2006-April/000286.html
* There won't be a syntax for ``zip()``-style parallel iteration.
Thread: "Parallel iteration syntax",
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2006-March/000210.html
Standard types
==============
* Iterating over a dictionary will yield the keys.
Thread: "Iterating over a dict",
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2006-April/000283.html
Coding style
============
* The maximum line width will be 80 characters.
Thread: "C style guide",
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-3000/2006-March/000131.html
Copyright
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This document has been placed in the public domain.
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