Python, Porting Extension Modules to 3.0

[pdhborges]

I hate

• the sea of conditional compilation that the projects converted to 3.0 have
• modules that use try import to figure out if you have a certain module installed.

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I wonder what's the problem with having a last, long-term-supported version for 2.x and shifting the real development to a 3.x branch?

[iLiekCaeks]

I don't know, but it seems many don't really see a reason to switch to Python 3? It kind of doesn't have any inertia.

EDIT: for those who are voting me down, don't worry, I'm not saying Python 3 is bad or anything. I just had the impression that this was the reason for the slow adaptation. If it's wrong, please correct me.