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December 03, 2008

Python 3.0 final Released

Posted: 2008-12-03 21:00:04
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Python 3.0 final has been released. Python is a portable, dynamic, object-oriented language.

The new features are described in the "What's New in Python 3.0" document. This release includes: the replacement of the print statement with the print() function, simplified rules for ordering comparisons, a new form for octal literals, binary literals, a single Unicode string type, function argument and return value annotations, the 'nonlocal' statement, a new 'raise' statement syntax, new reserved words, a new metaclass syntax, library updates, a new system for string formatting, new and removed builtins, changes to the C API, and other changes.