Good question. Nobody wants to invest time in the codebase, because it's supposed to be replaced. However judging by the current rate, it won't be gone by 2020.

Good question. Nobody wants to invest time in the codebase, because it's supposed to be replaced. However judging by the current rate, it won't be gone by 2020. I guess when 2020 comes around, we'll be shell-shocked to find that python 2.7 isn't supported anymore, and we'll find some unofficial package source for python 2.7 that will keep us afloat for a few more years.