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Re:Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2 by downerending on Monday April 20, 2020 @04:39PM (#22928258)
> likely has significant technical debt issues

You're not wrong, but as a practical matter, that pretty much describes our entire industry.

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Re:Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2 by acdha on Monday April 20, 2020 @05:10PM (#22928606)
Completely agreed — I would just argue that the “Python 2 vs. 3” argument is a distraction. Java hasn't had as breaking a change but there are still a ton of places running Java 6 or 7 because they like skimping on developers more than getting security updates.
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