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Re:Show HN: Python-to-Python compiler for some 3.6 features ... by lloeki on Thursday April 27, 2017 @01:42PM (#14213344)
I don't get why Apple doesn't include python 3.x since they can easily slot it as they do for 2.6 and 2.7, and there was no licence change that I know of (in contrast with e.g bash 3.x vs 4.x) to justify that.

Slightly tangential but system ruby is stuck at 2.0.0p648 (which is well into unsupported) and perl v5.18.2 (which I don't know the status support of but is old enough to wonder).

They might as well rip them out and make them an optional package like CLI dev tools for possible backwards compatibility needs (easily installable either with something like xcode-select --install or the java/javac stubs).

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Re:Show HN: Python-to-Python compiler for some 3.6 features ... by a3n on Thursday April 27, 2017 @04:15PM (#14214324)
Total guess, not a Mac guy, only know Apple by reputation: maybe they aren't interested in spending any resources for anyone to have modern tools that aren't Apple tools. "Y'all do what you want. If it doesn't come from us, you're on your own."
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