Andrea Scarpino [2010.10.20 0201 +0200]: > On Wednesday 20 October 2010 01:47:20 Max Countryman wrote: > > I'm curious what the rationale is behind changing the default to Python 3? > > > > My understanding is that many libraries are not yet available on Python 3. > > As a developer, this could make life difficult. > > You should read Allan's post[1] > > [1] http://allanmcrae.com/2010/10/big-python-transition-in-arch-linux/ Thanks, Andrea and Ray. So it seems that everybody involved in this is aware that this is a long process with some glitches like the one I observed along the way, and I agree with Allan that the rationale behind the move is consistent with arch's focus on bleeding edge. Cheers, Norbert
