[Python-Dev] 2.x vs 3.x survey results

[Ben Finney]

Luca Sbardella <luca.sbardella at gmail.com> writes:

> you are my heroes but this survey is quite useless, can you include more
> people?

The survey cohort was self-selected from those who read the forums where
it was posted.

> I wasn't aware of it so many thousands of python users.

That statement confuses me. Were you aware of it, or not? How did you
become aware of it?

> And after that, you are well aware that Python 3 or 2 is becoming a
> liability, just stick with one, anyone (3) at this point.

The policy of the Python core developers is quite clear, and has been
for many years: Python 2 is a dead end, and Python 2.7 (released
2010-07-03, 3½ years ago) is the last Python 2.

Python 2.7 is the last of the Python 2 line, there will never be new
Python 2 features <URL:http://python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404/>, everyone
should migrate to Python 3.

That is already the Python core developers's published policy. So, to
whom are you speaking here on the Python core developers' forum?

> I don't want to go and learn a new language, please.

Great! If you already know Python, then there is very little (certainly
not “a new language”) different to move from Python 2.7 to Python 3.

Enjoy!

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Ben Finney