15 Dec
2012
15 Dec
'12
2:44 a.m.
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".