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This is reason enough to upgrade from Python 2.7 if you are still on it. I use this convenience almost daily.

• TylerE 7y ago
  No it isn’t.
  • tempay 7y ago
    One of the issues with Python 3 is that there isn’t really one killer feature, it’s countless little ones. Many believe 3.6 was the first release where they added up to enough of a benefit (though f-strings are a big help for many projects). Regardless it no longer matters, the Python 2 ecosystem is now rotting as packages drop support. Every week I have to make one or two hot fixes somewhere to forcibly pin to an old version to fix something.
    • martopix 7y ago
      I would definitely mention integer division as a massive change in py3 too. In my field, the @ multiplication operator is also useful.
      • teddyh 7y ago
        > I would definitely mention integer division as a massive change in py3 too. To be fair, you can get that in Python 2 too: from __future__ import division
    • edudobay 7y ago
      For me, proper handling and distinction of Unicode vs. binary data was a game changer. I don't know if that's related to my first language being non-English, but I remember it being really important to me and a strong reason why I made the switch years ago.
      • heavenlyblue 7y ago
        I used to work for a huge SEM business working with keywords in all languages of the world. No-brainer.