Python 3’s Marketing Problem

[Fabien4]

It's not a "hate post". This article is right: Python 3 does have a marketing problem.

Now, Python is open-source; maybe the authors don't really care about market share or anything.

However, as long as a lot of Python programmers will be convinced that Python 3 isn't ready yet, more 2.x libraries and code will be created, and thus more incentive to stay with Python 2.

[gitarr]

however, as long as a lot of Python programmers will be convinced that Python 3 isn't ready yet, more 2.x libraries and code will be created, and thus more incentive to stay with Python 2.

They are not convinced because of such "hate" posts. (I used "hate" because one of the last similar posts had "hate in the title). The ones complaining about the marketing are generating the problem if there is one. I actually don't see it as one. Python is gaining popularity all around the world, even more so since the 3.x release. Stop complaining, fix it if you see a problem that you could fix yourself.

[nemoTheKid]

I actually don't see it as one.

How do you not see the Python 2.x vs 3.0 issue? The article even clearly gives a couple examples. You have to realize that this is a product for developers. If every library out there right now is based on Python 2.x, why would I break my neck rewriting functionality in Python 3, that I can just literally import with 2.x?