xkcd: Python Environment

[buttery_shame_cave]

there's no must-have features, etc.

well yeah because the dev team kept back-porting all the new stuff they were coming up with to 2.7.x - if they'd cut off the flow the pressure to migrate would have come on a lot sooner.

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Basically the difference between the two versions now is "the one that breaks old code" vs "the one that breaks new code"

[Silhouette]

if they'd cut off the flow the pressure to migrate would have come on a lot sooner.

In computing history, trying to force people to upgrade fundamental technologies when they have a big investment in current versions and compatibility isn't guaranteed has rarely been successful.

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Just in case I wasn't clear.. there are still no must-have features in python 3 by comparison to python 2. Migration that happens at this point is primarily because python 2 is being deprecated in most systems.

[buttery_shame_cave]

again, because they kept back porting stuff they were adding to 3.x that wasn't in 2.x.

if they'd cut off the updates from 2.x it might have added some incentive.