I think you're making a very similar point to the comment you're replying to --- that "dead" really means stability; no more worrying about changes that make th

I think you're making a very similar point to the comment you're replying to --- that "dead" really means stability; no more worrying about changes that make things stop working. But you're missing the same point that the parent commenter is missing - stability only came because Python 2 has been sitting at 2.7 for so long. And you're also missing the point that you can have the same stability by sticking to 3.6 or 3.7 or 3.8 or whatever your fancy is. If you stick with 3.7, I assure you that 3.7 will remain exactly the same and no one is going to pull your rug out from under you. Just don't upgrade. But don't ask for new features either.