This article explains the new features in Python 3.0, compared to 2.6.
Python 3.0, also known as "Python 3000" or "Py3K", is the first ever
-*intentionally backwards incompatible* Python release. Python 3.0 was released on Dec 3, 2008.
+*intentionally backwards incompatible* Python release. Python 3.0 was released on December 3, 2008.
There are more changes than in a typical release, and more that are important for all
Python users. Nevertheless, after digesting the changes, you'll find
that Python really hasn't changed all that much -- by and large, we're