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Re:Python 2 will be replaced with Python 3 in the next RHEL ... by jhall1468 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @11:14AM (#16811921)
Because they are entirely different things. Breaking the kernel ABI doesn't just break a few packages for a popular language, it breaks the entire ecosystem. More importantly there's literally no reason to break compatibility in the kernel. There are perfectly valid reasons to break compatibility in programming languages.

Apples and oranges comparison.

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