Not supporting Python 2.7 would be shutting off the paltry ~95% of the community that's still using 2.7.https://twitter.com/randal_olson/status/740609031920836609 …
Not to mention, nearly 100% of companies using Python. The 5% of Python users on Py3 seem to be mostly hobbyists.
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if you want people to use your OSS Python project, it would not be a wise move. Especially if you hope to monetize it in some way.
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Exactly—lot's of python enthusiasts seem to think they have won because many (but not all) packages support 3, ignoring companies
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Luckily, the market has a solution: use OSS and desperately need continuing Py2? Put your money where your mouth is.
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Last Python survey I saw in 2014: http://www.randalolson.com/2015/01/30/python-usage-survey-2014/ …pic.twitter.com/0C1ZxAFhXu
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Swear I've seen more recent surveys showing even more adoption of Python 3. IIRC majority of users have made the switch now.
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http://astrofrog.github.io/blog/2015/05/09/2015-survey-results/ … ~18 mo ago 16% of astro had moved. At my day job (NSLS-II) we are almost exclusively py3 on the floor.
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