> Will Python 2 ever end? It will probably be around for a very long time. Some people are trapped by dependencies third-party libraries and others are trappe

> Will Python 2 ever end? It will probably be around for a very long time. Some people are trapped by dependencies third-party libraries and others are trapped by mountains of existing scripts with scant tests. The real question is when Python 3 will take-off and become dominant. We have at least a little evidence that the transition is happening, slowly but surely. At conferences, most attendees raise their hands saying that they have downloaded and tried Python 3. More and more third-party libraries are being converted. The newer Python books target Python 3. And, the python developer forums are showing a greater focus on working out some of the transition kinks. IMO, Python 2.7 is wonderful on two fronts. It serves users who are stuck in 2.x land and it brings the two language variants closer together so that a transition becomes a smaller step.