This is an absolutely implausible take. Perl 4's entire lifetime was about 5 years; released in 1991 and Perl 5 utterly dominant by 1996. Python 2 shows no sign

This is an absolutely implausible take. Perl 4's entire lifetime was about 5 years; released in 1991 and Perl 5 utterly dominant by 1996. Python 2 shows no signs of an actual EOL to this day!