[Zope3-dev] Re: What does python 3000 mean for zope?

[Martijn Faassen]

Hey,

Andreas Jung wrote:
[snip]
> I am basically speaking here for the Zope 2 world. If we move core 
> components to Python 3000 we have to move the complete Zope 2 core to 
> Python 3000 which will cause a huge disaster because of almost every 
> third party component is likely to break. This is a big risk for the 
> reputation of Zope.
> I currently don't see how a smooth transition would look like. At the 
> end will have Zope 2 for Python 2.X, Zope 2 for Python 3.X and Zope 3-ish
> components for Python 2.X and different components for Python 
> 3.X...appears as a nightmare to me.

Right, I think it's unlikely we'll see Zope 2 on Python 3. If Zope 3 
moves to Python 3, that would mean a maintenance nightmare. This all 
makes me feel incredibly grateful to the language developers. :)

Regards,

Martijn