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Well I'm sure this is a naive point of view, but I'm going to put it out there anyway. It seems there are many Python devotees out there who are lukewarm about
by iconjack 10y ago
Well I'm sure this is a naive point of view, but I'm going to put it out there anyway. It seems there are many Python devotees out there who are lukewarm about Python 3, and quite a few who really don't like it at all, hence a slow adoption rate. Right now it seems like the community is fractured along that fault line.
Is it too late? Can we back out of the current incarnation of Python 3 and go down another path instead? In other words, turn the slow adoption rate into a plus, call a do-over and mold the new Python into something more people are happy with.
- nerdponx 10y agoAs someone who learn Python 3 first, I'm amazed that people really think Python 2 is better. After so many years, why the resistance?
- iconjack 10y agoI hope you didn't read my comment as saying Python 2 is better. Personally I don't have an opinion on that. But as you can see from this thread and many, many others, a lot of people are disappointed with Python 3's choices. You're right, it's been a lot of years, but if adoption has been as slow as some are suggesting, maybe we could cut our losses and put our beloved Python on a different path, as a community.
- nerdponx 10y agoMaybe, but at the same time I haven't yet seen a criticism of py3 that wasn't just a litany of complaints about backward compatibility. Even in this thread, I don't see a whole lot of substance behind the discontent.