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* Split the main parts down into subsections.
* Still need to cull the incorrect stuff towards the end and add more
  recent changes.
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ensuring it worked he stopped supporting it, though he left his ensuring it worked he stopped supporting it, though he left his
work available on his Gopher site. work available on his Gopher site.
** Keeping the flame alive
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: keeping-the-flame-alive
:END:
A couple of years later the project was picked up by Igor Belyi and A couple of years later the project was picked up by Igor Belyi and
actively developed and maintained by him from 2004 to 2008. Igor's actively developed and maintained by him from 2004 to 2008. Igor's
whereabouts at the time of this document's creation are unknown, whereabouts at the time of this document's creation are unknown,
but the current authors do hope he is well. We're assuming (or but the current authors do hope he is well. We're assuming (or
hoping) that life did what life does and made continuing untenable. hoping) that life did what life does and made continuing untenable.
** Passing the torch
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: passing-the-torch
:END:
In 2014 Martin Albrecht wanted to patch a bug in the PyME code and In 2014 Martin Albrecht wanted to patch a bug in the PyME code and
discovered the absence of Igor. Following a discussion on the PyME discovered the absence of Igor. Following a discussion on the PyME
mailing list he became the new maintainer for PyME, releasing mailing list he became the new maintainer for PyME, releasing
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the original PyME release in Python 2.6 and 2.7 (available via the original PyME release in Python 2.6 and 2.7 (available via
PyPI). PyPI).
** Coming full circle
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: ouroboros
:END:
In 2015 Ben McGinnes approached Martin about a Python 3 version, In 2015 Ben McGinnes approached Martin about a Python 3 version,
while investigating how complex a task this would be the task ended while investigating how complex a task this would be the task ended
up being completed. A subsequent discussion with Werner Koch led to up being completed. A subsequent discussion with Werner Koch led to