The Python Software Foundation releases Python 3.0, the latest version of the Python dynamic language for application development. Python 3.0 is incompatible with past versions and introduces several new features and ways of doing things.The Python Software Foundation released Python 3.0, the latest version of
the Python language, on Dec. 3.
Python 3.0, also known as Python 3000 or Py3k, is a new version of the
language that is incompatible with the 2.x line of releases, Python Software
Foundation officials said.
According to the PSF, with Version 3.0 the Python language is mostly the
same, but many details, especially how built-in objects such as dictionaries
and strings work, have changed considerably, and a lot of deprecated features
have finally been removed. Also, the standard library has been reorganized in a
few prominent places, foundation officials said.
In response to a query from eWEEK, Guido van Rossum, the creator of the
Python language, said the standout features in Python 3.0 are, "Much
better Unicode support, and cleanup of collected 'cruft.'"
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