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I think they’re both true. People who are “extremely online” and up-to-date with technology developments are all done with Python 2.7 and can say the end is nea
by Analemma_ 8y ago
I think they’re both true. People who are “extremely online” and up-to-date with technology developments are all done with Python 2.7 and can say the end is near, but they’re not the only people. There’s an entire dark matter world of businesses still on 2.7, maintained by people who don’t live in the Bay and don’t read Hacker News, and so they’re largely invisible. It will be a long time before they all switch.
- Bahamut 8y agoEven in the Bay Area there are companies still with Python 2.7 with no real migration strategy yet. I maintain several such packages at work myself.
- StavrosK 8y agoI don't know, we have a codebase of 100k loc of Python 2.7 and I migrated much of it in two or three weeks myself. I don't think the fact that companies don't spend some time drawing up a strategy is the language's problem.
- not2b 8y agoMy company is one of them: plenty of legacy Python and no plans to switch to 3.x that I am aware of.
- StavrosK 8y agoWhat about the people who do read HN and comment here? My reply was to one such comment.