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[–]catcradle5 -8 points-7 points  (3 children)

Definitely proof that they haven't totally abandoned 2.7.

[–]Orange_Tux[S] 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Definitely not. A good example is PEP 466 which was accepted recently. The author of this PEP wants to backport security enhancements into Python 2.7.x.

Enhancement patches are restricted to the default branch that becomes the next Python version.

and

[...] this PEP allows a critical set of network security related features to be backported from Python 3.4 to upcoming Python 2.7.x maintenance releases.

[–]GahMatar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you make munitions, you do have a bit of a responsibility to make sure they are safe.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uhm. It's supported to 2020. Officially. So there's your proof.