Re:Pip has dropped support for Python 2
by zbuf on Sunday January 24, 2021 @06:22AM
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In some fields, Python is embedded as an interpreter into major binary platforms or commercial apps.
So in many of these cases the end user doesn't have a choice to use Python 3 until it's on offer.
And the vendor has usually integrated Python at a binary level into C code; that's why they provide a Python API.
The answer could even be "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"; consider that Python 2 is the default in this OS, which ended official support only at the end of last year. Many enterprises _chose_ this platform for its longevity, along with 3rd party vendors of commercial software.
So in many of these cases the end user doesn't have a choice to use Python 3 until it's on offer.
And the vendor has usually integrated Python at a binary level into C code; that's why they provide a Python API.
The answer could even be "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"; consider that Python 2 is the default in this OS, which ended official support only at the end of last year. Many enterprises _chose_ this platform for its longevity, along with 3rd party vendors of commercial software.