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The last time Python developers tried to introduce major changes was Python 3, released in 2008. Yet by 2014, van Rossum was almost begging developers to "move on to Python 3".

Mobile app development in Python is a "bit of a sore point", said van Rossum in a recent video Q&A for Microsoft Reactor. "It would be nice if mobile apps could be written in Python.