Although it was a revolutionary language, this version required significant changes, improvements, and bug fixes. The Python Software Foundation (the community that develops and maintains the Python codebase) originally released Python 2 way back in 2000. If Python 2.7 is still so popular among the community, then why is Apple adamant about deprecating this version? Well, that’s where the story gets interesting.
Why doesn’t Apple want their clients to use Python 2.7?Īt first glance, this move may come off as quite unreasonable, as 53% of respondents from a survey say that their companies have no end-of-life (EOL) plan at all for shifting from Python 2.7.