I certainly didn't get Zed's article, like maybe I'm not familiar with the superior toolings of other languages, but whenever I've used python2to3 I found it he

I certainly didn't get Zed's article, like maybe I'm not familiar with the superior toolings of other languages, but whenever I've used python2to3 I found it helpful enough to get real work done. For example, two years ago, I fell squarely in beginner segment skill wise, and I filed an issue with a repo owner to request to update to be python 3 compatible (an ORM for RethinkDB - https://github.com/linkyndy/remodel https://github.com/linkyndy/remodel). The obviously talented repo owner initially responded he feared it would be complex and take a long time. I then spent a weekend to learn the library, used 2to3 to get 95% there, fixed the remaining small issues, and updated the repo to be compatible with Python 3, passing all tests. Sometimes these python2 programmers just do not want to change.