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A ho-hum remake, like Python 3, that breaks compatibility without much important to offer, doesn't cut it. If you're gonna break compatibility solve real problems people have.

Exactly this. Python 3 was an unfortunate triumph of purity over practicality. We'd be in a much better place if half of the effort expended in the Python 3 transition was instead focused on the issues you listed, and I'd also include browser support by compilation to JS.



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