Summary of Guido van Rossum on Python 4.0

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Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, discusses the possibility of a Python 4.0. He suggests that, in order to avoid causing further pain for users, a different process and reason for having a new version would be necessary. He also notes that Python 4.0 will not have any new syntactical features, no new modules in the standard Library, and no new built-in functions.

• 00:00:00 Guido van Rossum discusses the possibility of a Python 4.0, noting that the transition between versions 3 and 4 was very painful for users. He suggests that a different process and reason for having a new version would be necessary in order to avoid causing further pain.
• 00:05:00 Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python, and he says that Python 4.0 will not have any new syntactical features, no new modules in the standard Library, and no new built-in functions. Everything will be at the Python level, but extension modules will have to make a change in order to be compatible. Python 3.19 will still be supported, but foreign Python might be an option if users want to use it without any third-party extensions.