Those support contracts aren't cheap, though. I don't think they're getting the short end of the stick here. If anything, the companies that run lots of Python 2 code in the house that haven't migrated yet - which is not uncommon in the enterprise - have the incentive to run that code on RedHat, if they aren't doing so already.

I wouldn't even be surprised if they provide support contracts specifically for Python 2 on their newer OSes. ActiveState announced that they'll continue providing paid support for Python 2 on all platforms, so some people at least feel like there's a business model there...

https://www.activestate.com/company/press/press-releases/act...