Use an alternative Python 2 runtime. If altering the Python 2 code base isn’t a workable proposition, another alternative is to use a different Python 2 runtime, developed by a third party.

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Python 2 may be reaching end of life, but old Python 2 code will remain around for years to come. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Nov. 15, 2019 at 6:26 a.m. PT.