[indygreg2]

The late start was mostly due to having to retain Python 2.4/2.5 compatibility until May 2015 and it was literally impossible to use some future statements or some Python 3 syntax until 2.6 was required. I have updated the post to reflect this.

[mixmastamyk]

IC, that’s unfortunate. Believe that is the time to cut a legacy branch/release rather than block progress for a decade.