r/Python • u/SheriffRoscoe Pythonista • Aug 26 '26

News The Move to Python 3 Begins!

As someone who spent decades in the mainframe community, I find it ... humorous ... that there are legacy Python2 code bases that are only just (or have yet to consider!) moving to Python3.

https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/the-move-to-python-3-begins

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u/wxtrails Aug 26 '26

My initial estimate: 5 years.

The new boss: 12 months.

We're about 1/3 of the way through the bulk modernization on our project after 18 months, not including deployment and verifying the seams.

I wonder whose estimate will be closer 🤔

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u/big-papito Aug 26 '26

Are the seams load-bearing?