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Re: Phyton

From Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Phyton
Date 2016-03-06 18:19 -0500
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On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Mar 2016 04:05 am, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>
>> Why in the year 2016 are people still giving links to the Luddite Python
>> 2 docs?
>
> Because Python 2.7 is still supported, and will be officially supported
> until 2020, after which it will still have third-party support from
> companies like Red Hat until at least 2023.
>
> And I take exception to your use of the word "Luddite" to describe Python 2.
> Python 2 is a perfectly fine programming language, and it will continue to
> be used by some well past 2020. There's no need to bully people into
> upgrading to Python 3, or insult those using Python 2. Python 2 is here for
> the long haul.

I am an independent contractor and I have worked for 7 companies in
the last 10 years. A total of 1 of those 7 are using python 3. All the
others are using 2.

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Phyton "Diego ..." <diegopinder@hotmail.com> - 2016-03-05 15:41 +0000
  Re: Phyton marco.nawijn@colosso.nl - 2016-03-06 07:28 -0800
    Re: Phyton BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-06 15:33 +0000
    Re: Phyton Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-06 17:05 +0000
      Re: Phyton Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-07 10:14 +1100
        Re: Phyton Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 18:19 -0500
        Re: Phyton Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-07 10:28 +1100
      Re: Phyton marco.nawijn@colosso.nl - 2016-03-06 22:45 -0800
        Re: Phyton Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-07 18:57 +1100
    Re: Phyton Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-03-06 10:20 -0700
    Re: Phyton Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-06 19:30 +0000

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