So, given the incredibly low rate of Python 3 adoption, how well did that "forced" change work out for them? Python 3 deserves its fate, and apologists like you aren't going to change that.
Thanks for the name-calling. Unfortunately, it is you who is out of touch with reality: the switch to Python 3 is happening. Python 3 isn't going away, Python 2 is.
All important Linux distributions ship Python 3, including typical "server distributions", even for old stable versions (like Centos 6, Debian Wheezy). They also ship most Python library packages for both versions.
Most desktop distributions have already switched their default/preferred version (e.g. Arch) or are in the process of it (e.g. Fedora[2], Ubuntu[3]).
And in four years (2020), Python 2 will be unsupported.
Python 3 is the obvious choice for new Python projects today. And maintaining and deploying legacy codebases will become more and more annoying as support (bugfixes, packaging) for the libraries they use goes away.
All important libraries support it by now.[1]
[1] https://python3wos.appspot.com/
All important Linux distributions ship Python 3, including typical "server distributions", even for old stable versions (like Centos 6, Debian Wheezy). They also ship most Python library packages for both versions.
Most desktop distributions have already switched their default/preferred version (e.g. Arch) or are in the process of it (e.g. Fedora[2], Ubuntu[3]).
[2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Python_3_as_Default
[3] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Python/3
The first libraries are beginning to drop Python support (e.g. pyKDE[5]).
[4] https://blogs.kde.org/2014/08/10/pykde5-status
New Python3-only libraries are popping up (at least according to the metadata on PyPi)[6].
[5] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4948600
And in four years (2020), Python 2 will be unsupported.
Python 3 is the obvious choice for new Python projects today. And maintaining and deploying legacy codebases will become more and more annoying as support (bugfixes, packaging) for the libraries they use goes away.
So what the hell are you talking about?