[seanwoods]

I think this is exactly right. Often people rush to conclusions in favor of the new and shiny, but Python is a great language that works pretty darn well at the moment, even in v2.7, giving the community the freedom to fully vet their ideas and make a valuable product.

I remember reading commentary on HN when a new version of PuTTY was released, and there was general sentiment that PuTTY is - for all intents and purposes - a "finished" product in that it does what you need it to do.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2758696

Python v2.7 is similar in that it's a tool that does many amazing things and is very stable. Could it be improved? Sure! But for the most part it's a great piece of software.

The care and planning that went into creating the tool is also going into the upgrade process, and I think that's a good thing.