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> "Please, do not put obsolete software on life support." The vast majority of current development out there is in python 2.x. A small minority use Python 3.x.
by SeanDav 10y ago
> "Please, do not put obsolete software on life support."
The vast majority of current development out there is in python 2.x. A small minority use Python 3.x. How on earth does this make Python 2.x obsolete?
This is like saying Perl 5 is obsolete, just because Perl 6 is out and completely ignore the realities of the real world use of the products.
- flaviojuvenal 10y agoPlease back your claims with data.
- SeanDav 10y agoThere are numerous metrics out there showing that Python 2.7 is far more ubiquitous than 3.x Here is one recent one: http://www.randalolson.com/2016/09/03/python-2-7-still-reigns-supreme-in-pip-installs/ http://www.randalolson.com/2016/09/03/python-2-7-still-reign... If you have counter statistics showing that Python 3.x is more popular than 2.7 I would very much like to see them.
- toyg 10y agoNice to break down FIVE 3.x versions vs TWO 2.x versions. Stack them up and let's count again.
- SeanDav 10y agook let's do that, using the first graph for Overall Python Downloads: 2.7: 10 million (M) 2.6: 0.5 M --- 3.5: 1 M 3.4: 0.750 M 3.3: 0.05 M 3.2 and 3.1 too low to make a difference. ------- So totals: Python 2.x: 10.5 M Python 3.x: 1.8 M --- Python 2.x is waaaaay ahead over 3.x
- js8 10y agoI agree, I also wish he would give actual numbers, rather than points on log chart, which are very hard to estimate by eye. But to be fair, even with that, I doubt you would get more than 30% of Python 3 users. Which is kinda in line with other surveys, such as the one from JetBrains. (It's probably a good guess that users of Python applications are even more conservative in upgrading than developers of Python applications.)