Add "no complete rewrite" to PEP 3099.

2006-08-13 12:24:49 +00:00 · 2006-08-13 12:24:49 +00:00 · 995f0243b5
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 Core language
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+* Python 3000 will not be a rewrite from scratch.
+
+   It will also not use C++ or another language different from C
+   as implementation language.  Rather, there will be a gradual
+   transmogrification of the codebase.  There's an excellent essay
+   by Joel Spolsky explaining why:
+   http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html
+
 * ``self`` will not become implicit.

   Having ``self`` be explicit is a *good thing*.  It makes the code