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When will Python 2 finally die?

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2027 or before

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2028 to 2031

26%

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According to https://lp.jetbrains.com/python-developers-survey-2021/#PythonVersions, Python 2 had 6% popularity on 2020 and 5% on 2021. When will its popularity drop below 1%?

Will resolve according to JetBrains survey or the best one available according to my judgement.

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The 2026 survey was opened in January: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/01/your-python-your-voice-join-python.html

Hopefully we'll get some updated results soon.

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Revising my predictions downwards, since LLMs make porting much lower cost than before.

Latest survey appears to be from 2024: https://lp.jetbrains.com/python-developers-survey-2024/#python-versions

4% of surveyed Python developers continue to use Python 2.

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Python 2, Windows XP, Half Life, Nokia 3310. These are the Gods of our time, and they are eternal.

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