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		wepower_ico on Sept 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sunsetting Python 2 I still see companies working with Python2 but I am happy for this announcement - as it will make moving to Python 3 faster.

Scarblac on Sept 9, 2019 | [–]

I don't believe this is a new announcement, the date has been known for years.

odiroot on Sept 9, 2019 | [–]

Job security for us Pythonistas? Porting all this outdated code to Python 3.

truebosko on Sept 9, 2019 | [–]

Totally. It's like getting a job in dated Java code bases. Tons of cruft to support.

Boring work though

odiroot on Sept 9, 2019 | | [–]

Then automate. And still bill by the hour ;)

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