Using Python 2

[Rick Johnson]

Steve D'Aprano wrote:
> Chris Angelico wrote:

> But some of us can't resist the temptation to evangelise
> about Python 3 :-)

An error that did not pass silently. Even when
explicitly requested.

> > Also, be completely honest here: how much work would it
> > take for you to move your "millions of servers" from
> > Python 2 to, say, PHP? or Ruby? or C? or JavaScript? Is
> > any of those (or any write-in answer you wish) actually
> > easier than porting to Python 3?
> 
> Maybe not easier, but maybe there's some other payoff:
> 
> - some poor, benighted folks just like Javascript or Ruby
> better than Python (perhaps they were dropped on the head
> as babies a few too many times *wink*)
> 
> - maybe some companies have a glut of cheap PHP code-
> monkeys they can throw at a problem, and shortage of
> expensive Python rockstars who make unreasonable demands
> like "decent working conditions" and "life-work balance";

I wonder what will happen if we replace "PHP code monkeys"
with "immigrants", and "Python rockstars" with "Americans"?
Hmm. Interesting. A Freudian Slip perhaps?