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Re:Python 2.7 removed from macOS Monterey 12.3 beta by _aavaa_ on Friday January 28, 2022 @12:36AM (#30111005)
I can see the argument. But I still think it's shifting the blame from the developers of this software that people use but which haven't bothered updating in over a decade.

EDIT: For the past, I don't know how many versions of macOS, you'd get the following message when running python2:

"WARNING: Python 2.7 is not recommended. This version is included in macOS for compatibility with legacy software. Future versions of macOS will not include Python 2.7."

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Re:Python 2.7 removed from macOS Monterey 12.3 beta by upbeat_general on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:23AM (#30111638)
True, except that's only been since catalina which is from 2019. While I get that programs can't practically run on a new OS decades later, I don't think we should be okay with such a short lifespan as on macOS.
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Re:Python 2.7 removed from macOS Monterey 12.3 beta by _aavaa_ on Friday January 28, 2022 @01:03PM (#30118179)
But it isn't a short lifespan. Python 2 had it's original EOL in 2015. It's been 7 years since the date of the original EOL. Which is to say nothing about how much heads up they had before 2015.
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