Proposal: Moratorium on Python language changes

Guido van Rossum has proposed that the Python development community stop changing language features for "several years." "The reason is that frequent changes to the language cause pain for implementors of alternate implementations (Jython, IronPython, PyPy, and others probably already in the wings) at little or no benefit to the average user (who won't see the changes for years to come and might not be in a position to upgrade to the latest version for years after)." Besides, he would really like to see the community working on building acceptance for Python 3.

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