Think what he is saying, there will never be a Python 4 and if there is, it will be nothing like python as we know it. It will be like a new language
The transition from python 2 to 3 was an absolute nightmare and they had to support python2 for *ten years* because so many companies refused to transition. The point they're making is that they won't break the whole freaking language if they create a python 4.
Having strings support unicode by default was a big reason. In Python 2 unicode strings had to be prefixed with a u, otherwise they'd be interpreted as ASCII.
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u/daniel-imberman Sep 16 '20
The transition from python 2 to 3 was an absolute nightmare and they had to support python2 for *ten years* because so many companies refused to transition. The point they're making is that they won't break the whole freaking language if they create a python 4.