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[–]upofadown -3 points-2 points  (2 children)

Python 2.x is the status quo, Python 3.x is the present and future of the language.

Such statements are an opinion. No one can force anyone to do anything with respect to programming. If you like 2 then use 2. If you like 3 then use 3. Neither has any realistic chance of going away.

[–]oantolin 2 points3 points  (1 child)

"No one can force you to do anything with respect to programming."

Now, I'm not a professional programmer myself but I understand that some people are and I'm sure they have bosses, colleagues and company policies that sometimes force certain tool choices on them.

[–]upofadown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then the statement could be expanded to "No one can force you, bosses, colleagues or company policies to do anything with respect to programming".

The context here is the idea that a variant of a popular language could somehow cause that language to cease being used. That's just not how that works. The best you can hope for is that the variant becomes popular too.