naftaliharris/tauthon on Hacker News

…name "python-2.8" as well as "py28". Informally, bringing in lawyers was threatened at one point: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47 The project was renamed to "tauthon".

comment by nybcvc · 2024-11-25 · in Redis is trying to take over the all of the OSS Redis libraries

https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon it's already being done!

comment by exe34 · 2024-07-19 · in Never Update Anything

…). Founders and core devs indicated that the name was the only problem ( https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47#issuecomm... ) and that even things like the header file names could continue to be named Python because of

comment by jeroenhd · 2023-10-15 · in Gnome developer proposes removing the X11 session

…myself. I'm just observing.) It's a real shame Tauthon didn't get more traction and support. https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon If it had got enough support and continued, maybe the Python maintainers would have learned something,…

comment by lproven · 2022-10-06 · in Ubuntu Pro

…Tauthon [1] that is "Python 2.8" in spirit. I'm sure there's more efforts I'm not aware of. [1] https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by luhn · 2021-02-01 · in Pip has dropped support for Python 2

…for something other what it got it's reputation from). 0: https://lwn.net/Articles/711092/ 1: https://github.com/naftaliharris/placeholder/issues/47

comment by a1369209993 · 2021-01-24 · in Pip has dropped support for Python 2

…argument, lots of eyes on the project, and momentum to slow. There's a huge social cost to a fork. https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47

comment by Jasper_ · 2020-09-14 · in All Python versions less than 3.6 are now EOL

Well, good luck calling your modified Python release Python: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47

comment by Macha · 2020-08-31 · in Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust

…2.7.18 interpreter with new syntax, builtins, and libraries backported from Python 3.x. [...]" [0] https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by bionoid · 2020-04-25 · in Python 2 Is Dead

…note: code blocks break clickable links) 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13144713 2: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47#issuecomm...

comment by behindsight · 2020-04-20 · in Tauthon: Fork of Python 2.7 with new syntax, builtins, libraries from Python 3

…that belief can be reinforced through the discussions and gripes the group has about it(1). (0): https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47 (1): That's not to say there aren't bona fide intentionally hostile actions that happen,…

comment by fao_ · 2020-04-20 · in Tauthon: Fork of Python 2.7 with new syntax, builtins, libraries from Python 3

Context, since I had never heard of this: * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13144713 * https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47#issuecomment-277081725

comment by tyrust · 2020-04-20 · in Tauthon: Fork of Python 2.7 with new syntax, builtins, libraries from Python 3

…e.g. [0], and no doubt others unknown. It also doesn't appear to be actively maintained.. [0] https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/22

comment by berti · 2020-04-20 · in Tauthon: Fork of Python 2.7 with new syntax, builtins, libraries from Python 3

…some point being downvoted just for mentioning it on Reddit), the maintainer got tired of it? [0] https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by badsectoracula · 2020-04-20 · in Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2

https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon is one candidate. PSF controls the Python trademark, so forks can't actually call themselves Python 2.8.

comment by loeg · 2020-04-20 · in Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2

…trademark to prevent people who want to continue releasing the Python 2 language from doing so: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by loeg · 2020-04-20 · in Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2

…continuing development of python 2, and possibly backporting python 3 feature where it makes sense. https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon seems to be the one with the most support. The other problem is that it's not only your python…

comment by dagw · 2020-03-01 · in Migrate to Python 3 Now, There's Little Time Left

There's a project for keeping Python 2 alive: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon It's particularly uncool that Guido brought up the prospect of lawyers ( https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47#issuecomm... ) to force it…

comment by hsivonen · 2020-01-13 · in Mercurial’s journey to and reflections on Python 3

> Python 2.7 will be forked in... It already was: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/

comment by stefantalpalaru · 2020-01-01 · in Python 2.7 will retire in...

…is called out as being better here. The PSF came calling for a rename pretty quickly when tauthon ( https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon ) was launched as it was initially describing itself as python 2.8

comment by Macha · 2019-12-24 · in Rust's Freedom Flaws

…one of them. So far I'm sticking with Tauthon[1] which seems to be the best of both worlds. 1.: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by sprash · 2019-11-22 · in The Disaster of Python 3

…with py2 while adding whatever features of py3 that won't break py2 and to have a maintained py2. https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by daveguy · 2019-11-14 · in Why Is the Migration to Python 3 Taking So Long?

https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by mixmastamyk · 2019-10-15 · in Raising severity to serious for some Python 2 leaf packages with no Python 3

https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47 (I've definitely seem other cases, but I can't find them). Here is someone wanting to call something 'py28', and Guido replies "OK, bring in the lawyers".

comment by CJefferson · 2019-09-09 · in Sunsetting Python 2

…has come up at least three times I've seen, but I'm having trouble finding them all. Here's one: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47 In this case there was plans to call something py28, to which Guido replied "OK, bring in…

comment by CJefferson · 2019-09-09 · in Sunsetting Python 2

…now and have been quite pleased. Consider the switch yourself rather than rewriting your code. [1] https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by sweettea · 2019-09-09 · in Sunsetting Python 2

…it'll be in the long term. I suppose it depends on how stubborn the Tauthon developers are :-P [1] https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by Crinus · 2019-09-09 · in Sunsetting Python 2

…creator and spend more than 3 years porting your code to Python3, with no actual business benefits. https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/

comment by stefantalpalaru · 2019-09-09 · in Sunsetting Python 2

https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by mixmastamyk · 2019-07-18 · in What's Coming in Python 3.8

…to be seen, but if anybody is in a position to keep providing support it's probably them. [0] https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by kej · 2019-05-06 · in Guido blames social media for his decision to abandon the supervision of Python

…not understand the ramifications, but how come nobody ever answers "Tauthon" to this discussions? https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon Background: https://www.naftaliharris.com/blog/why-making-python-2.8/

comment by lproven · 2019-01-20 · in Python 2 is ending, we need to move to Python 3

This is already true -- tauthon is a updated, patched Python 2 fork. https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by sweettea · 2018-11-17 · in Intel Management Engine JTAG Proof of Concept

…continue using 2.7 can use a fork that promises to preserve backwards compatibility like Tauthon: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by badsectoracula · 2018-04-11 · in Python 2 will be replaced with Python 3 in the next RHEL major release

…for the language extensions and libraries needed for a backport of asyncio to Tauthon.[0] [0]: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/10

comment by loeg · 2018-03-22 · in Show HN: Asynchronous HTTP/2 client for Python 2.7

…names doesn't have standing under trademark law.) > The new name, for what it's worth, is Tauthon: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon Thanks.

comment by hsivonen · 2018-03-07 · in Google's Python Class

…same people who made Python 2.7 would have caused. The new name, for what it's worth, is Tauthon: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by kej · 2018-03-06 · in Google's Python Class

How do you feel about this: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by Volt · 2017-05-07 · in Key differences between Python 2.7.x and Python 3.x (2014)

…in 2020. But Python 2 is Free Software, so as long as people like it, they can keep improving it: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by xrange · 2017-04-27 · in Show HN: Python-to-Python compiler for some 3.6 features in older versions

This is another python 2 fork that reading this reminded me of: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by akoster · 2017-03-12 · in Google will kill Python 3, and it might be a good thing

Yes, Tauthon. ( https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon ). It lets people with Python 2 code start to use new features from Python 3. (It's a backwards-compatible fork of Python 2.7 with features like async/await, function annotations,…

comment by naftaliharris · 2017-03-07 · in Ask HN: Have you created a programming language and why?

There's a fork that was featured on HN a while back, called python2.8 back then, now apparently it's https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon (FTR I'm one of the folks that think Python 3 is an improvement over Python 2 but we still have a…

comment by perlgeek · 2017-02-26 · in What happened to Python?

The unofficial python 2.8 is here: https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon

comment by daveguy · 2017-02-23 · in Python past, present, and future with Guido van Rossum [audio]

…of the "nonlocal" keyword; you can see the commit messages reference the Python 3 commits: https://github.com/naftaliharris/placeholder/pull/60 > Why try to create an inferior python 3? The ultimate goal is to build an interpreter that can…

comment by naftaliharris · 2017-01-22 · in Python 2.8?

…for "hating Python 2". And no, I'm not exaggerating, you just need to look at the comments: https://github.com/naftaliharris/placeholder/issues/47#issue... I read through that thread the other day and it breaks my heart to know that there…

comment by scrollaway · 2017-01-22 · in Python 2.8?

I'm glad Guido considers this a toy. Anyone interested in helping out the github repo is here: https://github.com/naftaliharris/placeholder

comment by daveguy · 2017-01-22 · in Python 2.8?

It already exists, as a Python2 fork: https://github.com/naftaliharris/placeholder

comment by stefantalpalaru · 2017-01-19 · in Removing Python 2.x support from Django for version 2.0

…have strong opinions about the name "Python 2.8". I don't mind changing it, and intend to do so, ( https://github.com/naftaliharris/python2.8/issues/47 ). I picked it initially since when talking with friends about this project it conveyed…

comment by naftaliharris · 2016-12-10 · in Why I'm Making Python 2.8

…"Pythonesque (/usr/bin/pesque)" the best so far, thanks @dbohdan! :-)" - The Author (who isn't me) https://github.com/naftaliharris/python2.8/issues/47#issuecomment-266240525

comment by Redoubts · 2016-12-10 · in Why I'm Making Python 2.8

contribute, then, instead of complaining: https://github.com/naftaliharris/python2.8/issues/47

comment by marmaduke · 2016-12-10 · in Why I'm Making Python 2.8

> I expect a polite message from gvr to the author asking to change the name. And he has - https://github.com/naftaliharris/python2.8/issues/47#issueco...

comment by rajathagasthya · 2016-12-10 · in Why I'm Making Python 2.8