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Yes. I think the async syntax in 3.5 was the tipping point for the stragglers. It finally looked like a serious upgrade, not just a bigger number with a load of
by oliwarner 10y ago
Yes. I think the async syntax in 3.5 was the tipping point for the stragglers. It finally looked like a serious upgrade, not just a bigger number with a load of things to fix.
I know there are people who are stuck on old versions, but the community has recognised how much damage this dispute was doing to Python's image. They know they'll have official Cpython support to 2020, so it's a non-issue until then.
Oh and Ubuntu 16.04 defaulting to 3.5 helped too.