They have been pushing support back for 2 for a long while. But I agree with you: > or just write Python 2.7/6 code that is forward compatible with Python 3..

They have been pushing support back for 2 for a long while. But I agree with you: > or just write Python 2.7/6 code that is forward compatible with Python 3...in which case I still can't use the new features of 3. Although, personally, I think the best thing to do is write forward compatible Python 2 code (or at least as much as you can). At the very least write Python 2 code that lends itself well to using a migration tool like 2-to-3.