> Speaking as somebody who considered learning Python several times over the course of a decade I was seriously put off by the uncertainty around 2 vs 3. And y

> Speaking as somebody who considered learning Python several times over the course of a decade I was seriously put off by the uncertainty around 2 vs 3. And yet Python is still one of the most popular programming languages, with its popularity and use growing. Theoretically it could have been done better, but it was going to take time no matter what approach you took and it worked out in the end.