Also, Python 3-only addons will be accepted to the repositories for Kodi 19 (M*) and above.ДЄddon developers are encouraged to convert their addons to Python 2/3-compatible so that after the release of Kodi 19 (M*) we will have enough addons that work with the new version. Kodi 19 (M*) will be released with Python 3 interpreter for running Python-based addons.ДЄfter the release of Kodi 18 (Leia) only addons that are compatible with both Python 2 and 3 will be accepted to the official addon repository. However, Python 3 is not backward-compatible with the 2nd version so some transition process is required. It receives only security patches while Python 3 gets all the cool new features with every minor version. Most current Python books, tutorials and courses are focused on Python 3. Python 3 is mature enough and more and more Python libraries either convert their codebase to Python 3-compatible or drop Python 2 support completely ( Django is the most notable example). Python 2 End of Life is planned for 2020. Now, thanks to a successful GSOC 2017 project, we have a working Python 3.6 interpreter for Kodi, and on the latest DevCon 2017 in Prague Team Kodi decided that itвЂ™s time to move on and migrate Python addon subsystem to Python 3. However, Python 3 was released almost 10 years ago and the matter of implementing the Python 3 interpreter in Kodi has been brought up on the Kodi forum several times. Currently, Kodi includes the Python 2.7 interpreter to run addons written in Python programming language.

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