[Python-Dev] Downloads page: Which version of Python should be listed first? (original) (raw)

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Sat Dec 15 03:44:59 CET 2012

Devin Jeanpierre writes:

Until those numbers hit 100%, or until projects start dropping support for Python 2.x, the statement would still be true.

This is simply not true. Once the numbers hit somewhere in the neighborhood of 50%, the network effects (the need to "connect" to the more progressive projects) are going to rule, and "most projects" will face strong pressure to adapt (which means providing Python 3 support, not "dropping Python 2"). On the other hand, some projects will never bother because they're completely standalone: you won't ever reach 100%, and even 90% may not be necessary for the ecology to be considered "fully adapted to Python 3".

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