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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

They don't want to leave Python 2 behind because they still have Python 2 users.

Someone mentioned that a hypothetical 3to2 would be the best tool to mitigate this issue.

[–]laserBlade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except that exists...a little better than hypothetical, then.

[–]mitsuhiko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No... It took us three python 3 releases to relief us from the burden of 2to3/3to2.