I only rarely use Python (Ruby, Go, R and Bash usually do whatever I need) and I've never gotten my head around the whole Python 2 vs 3 thing. For a language of

I only rarely use Python (Ruby, Go, R and Bash usually do whatever I need) and I've never gotten my head around the whole Python 2 vs 3 thing. For a language often touted to be the best language for novice programmers, I think it's odd to expect them not to get caught with their metaphorical pants down in that dichotomy. Edit: I should probably clarify. I have nothing against Python, quite the contrary, I've just always found that version 2 vs 3 thing odd.