- By Ambika Choudhury
Python version 2.0 was released in the year 2000. Two decades later, the developers of Python decided to sunset this version. According to them, the sole reason for ending this version is the need to make broader and more advanced changes to improve Python language.
Now, this statement does not come as a surprise to the Python community. Back in 2014, Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python language and its principal author, announced ending further developments to Python version 2, and that Python 2.7 would be the last upgraded version.
The developers of Python version 2 aborted improvements including bug reports, fixes, security check, updates and more. In one of our previous articles, we mentioned some of the interactive tools and resources that you can use to get help while migrating your code from Python 2 to Python 3.
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The Reason For Ending Version 2
After releasing version 2, the Python team realiz
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Ambika Choudhury
A Technical Journalist who loves writing about Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. A lover of music, writing and learning something out of the box.
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