> why should I consider python at all for a new, multi year project when there is no clear path forward for the language and there hasn't been in a decade? Wha

> why should I consider python at all for a new, multi year project when there is no clear path forward for the language and there hasn't been in a decade? What does a "clear path forward" mean in the context of a programming language? In what way does python not have one? >yet the choice will decide the future and success of their app No it won't. I would argue that programming language choice generally has little effect on success, but it has even less effect when the languages are as similar as python 2 and 3. >rewrites of python 2 code Hardly a rewrite, I presume. They would need to change their syntax in some places, change package names in others, and any place they've dealt with strings might require some fiddling, but overall it would be relatively easy. Much easier than a rewrite at least.