Why Is the Migration to Python 3 Taking So Long?

Re:Why Is the Migration to Python 3 Taking So Long? by carapace on Thursday November 14, 2019 @02:02PM (#21538267)

I actually find this aspect of the whole thing exciting, perhaps paradoxically. Now that Python 2 is static the runtime can become asymptotically bug-free. Meaning that, if you only change it to fix bugs (as opposed to introducing new syntax|semantics) it's going to approach perfection.

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Re:Why Is the Migration to Python 3 Taking So Long? by d0mine on Thursday November 14, 2019 @05:10PM (#21540017)

You are assuming that fixing bugs introduces less new bugs.

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Re:Why Is the Migration to Python 3 Taking So Long? by joshuamorton on Thursday November 14, 2019 @03:37PM (#21539142)

Who will do that though?

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Re:Why Is the Migration to Python 3 Taking So Long? by carapace on Thursday November 14, 2019 @04:41PM (#21539760)

I'm making it a hobby, at least: https://lists.sr.ht/~sforman/bladders-announce/%3C2019091116...

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Re:Why Is the Migration to Python 3 Taking So Long? by downerending on Thursday November 14, 2019 @04:48PM (#21539838)

I've considered taking it on. If there were enough money in it, I'd very seriously consider it. It's a very good language.

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Re:Why Is the Migration to Python 3 Taking So Long? by arbie on Thursday November 14, 2019 @06:31PM (#21540708)

In ten years, there will be serious money in it as enterprise codebases need to be renewed.

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