The ruling class in python-dev are populists who are not threading experts. Python is run by the wrong people.
They will approve something if it serves a corporation. The submission here is likely CYA, so they can say that "they asked the community".
There is no appreciation for people doing grassroots open source software. If Instagram can add another hack instead of switching to Java, it will be approved.
It is important to remember that paid corporate developers will have job security every time new pain is introduced in the Python ecosystem.
They will approve something if it serves a corporation. The submission here is likely CYA, so they can say that "they asked the community".
There is no appreciation for people doing grassroots open source software. If Instagram can add another hack instead of switching to Java, it will be approved.
It is important to remember that paid corporate developers will have job security every time new pain is introduced in the Python ecosystem.