> Yes, but it seemed like libraries (such as NumPy here) were mainly switching because of the EOL of Python2 rather than for any actual benefit provided by Python3.
Actually if you ever wrote code that you wanted to make backwards compatible with Python 2.7 is a nightmare. The fact that they did not even wait until 2020 before depreciating it is a testament to that.
> I've considered that as more of "Python 3 is a bad thing" by splitting the ecosystem further, and creating additional churn and rework of existing projects. Thus my question of why people seem to think this is a good thing now -- i.e. what has changed in Python 3.6 that they're happy to do this now when they were pissed off about it a couple years ago?
I don't know about others, I always been supporting Python 3 since 3.4. I feel like many people were complaining about Python 3, but never used it, then eventually started using and realized that it is not so bad.
> I may do that.
You should, is much more enjoyable experience. Perhaps because you're so used to Python 2, you don't notice, but Python 2 has a lot of warts that accumulated over the years.
Actually if you ever wrote code that you wanted to make backwards compatible with Python 2.7 is a nightmare. The fact that they did not even wait until 2020 before depreciating it is a testament to that.
> I've considered that as more of "Python 3 is a bad thing" by splitting the ecosystem further, and creating additional churn and rework of existing projects. Thus my question of why people seem to think this is a good thing now -- i.e. what has changed in Python 3.6 that they're happy to do this now when they were pissed off about it a couple years ago?
I don't know about others, I always been supporting Python 3 since 3.4. I feel like many people were complaining about Python 3, but never used it, then eventually started using and realized that it is not so bad.
> I may do that.
You should, is much more enjoyable experience. Perhaps because you're so used to Python 2, you don't notice, but Python 2 has a lot of warts that accumulated over the years.