Is anyone using Walrus operator? Match statement? (substring.substack.com) 2 points by lolpanda 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] lolpanda 3y ago ↗ If you're a Python developer, do you use the new language features? If not, why do you not use them?
[–] al2o3cr 3y ago ↗ This doesn't seem surprising for libraries - using new features either means* doing everything _two_ ways to maintain compatibility with older interpreters* abandoning compatibility with older interpretersDropping support for older versions is a Big Deal. For instance, it's one of the goals on urllib3's v2.0 page (https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/stable/v2-roadmap.html#opt...)
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 16.7 ms ] thread* doing everything _two_ ways to maintain compatibility with older interpreters
* abandoning compatibility with older interpreters
Dropping support for older versions is a Big Deal. For instance, it's one of the goals on urllib3's v2.0 page (https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/stable/v2-roadmap.html#opt...)