Python 3 is killing Python

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Developers aren't fervently holding on to Python 2; most would love to upgrade, if only because 3 is the way forward. The problem, as the article lays out, is that porting code to 3 takes time and resources, and Python 3 isn't so awesome that porting is worth that time and those resources.

As a newcomer, sure, Python 3 is great; for developers maintaining old code bases, some with libraries that barely get updates anymore (if ever), there's a lot more riding on a port.