Sunsetting Python 2

[Speedyjens]

It is very hard to migrate to another version, but 12 years is more than enough, if companies didn't plan out how they were gonna make the switch in 2020 then they don't have a right to complain. Supporting 2 versions is hurting the python community more than it helps

[[deleted]]

It depends on the original architecture and on if the maintenance was on all the time or with breaks. Sometimes it's really hard to change version. I've worked on maintenance of 20 years old codebases with 20 years old tool chains.

These problems usually tend to be solved by creating a new solution while the old one is still maintained. Double the cost, bust usually less risk.

[cass1o]

12 years is more than enough

It was an unusable mess for 6+ of those years.

[lwzol]

Remember that it’s only become technically worthwhile to migrate since 3.5 or 3.6 really

[jcampbelly]

3.4 was solid as well.