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> How long has the code which was transitioned to python lasted?

A long time. 2to3 was good for ~90% of my code, at least



Good for 90% of your code is not equivalent to getting precisely the same results from unmodified code written in the 80s.


More likely to mean 90% of projects, not 90% of each file, which would mean that every one was broken.


We will review that statement in 30 years!


Likely, we will review that statement in 2038 at the latest.




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