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And yet, Python 2 usage is still strong while Python 3 adoption has actually slowed down, and at this rate, it will probably stop being used completely while Py

• scrollaway 11y ago
  What's your point? You do have a point, right? Coming in to a thread about a python release and trying to stir up controversy? Or are you just doing it for kicks?
  • iso8859-1 11y ago
    His point seems obvious to me: he thinks Python 3 is not worth migrating to, because Python 2 will always have more users. But it disregards that Python 3 may be more comfortable. And it assumes that the Python 3 user base will shrink in the future.
  • aldanor 11y ago
    Trolls are trolls...
• viraptor 11y ago
  > Python 2 usage is still strong while Python 3 adoption has actually slowed down Hypothesis: distributions started installing python3 by default now, so people don't have to download it separately anymore. Python 2 downloads will stay at the same level as they were and actually 2.6 will go up as it's not available in supported distributions anymore. This is strangely opposite trend to actual adoption.
• collinmanderson 11y ago
  Python 3 usage doubled in the last year: https://caremad.io/2015/04/a-year-of-pypi-downloads/ https://caremad.io/2015/04/a-year-of-pypi-downloads/