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		al2o3cr on April 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Extend Python 2.7 life till 2020 "If only there was a way to deprecate a language, with the same meaning as deprecating an API method" One way that usually works is to release a newer version and stop updating the old one after five years. Oh wait...

derefr on April 13, 2014 [–]

It's the "using it in strict mode is an error" part that's important. Compilers can automatically refuse to compile deprecated-but-not-broken code. What can automatically refuse to let you start a new project in a deprecated-but-not-broken language?

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