What do you mean taking so long? The original target date, proposed by Guido, was Jan 1, 3000. Looks like we're 980 years ahead of schedule! :-) I say this

What do you mean taking so long? The original target date, proposed by Guido, was Jan 1, 3000. Looks like we're 980 years ahead of schedule! :-) I say this in part because comedy, but also because it was anticipated to be a long project. It was originally called "Python 3000".