[$] Python 2.8?

The appearance of a "Python 2.8" got the attention of the Python coredevelopers in early December. It is based on Python 2.7, withfeatures backported from Python 3.x. In general, there was littlesupport for the effort-core developers tend to clearly see Python 3 asthe way forward-but no opposition to it either. The Python license makesit clear that these kinds of efforts are legal and evenencouraged-any real opposition to the project lies in its name.

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