Currently the issue is wontfix&#x27;d: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitbucket.org&#x2F;gutworth&#x2F;six&#x2F;issues&#x2F;22&#x2F;variable-sixpy3-is-time-bomb" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bitbucket.org&#x2F;gutworth&#x2F;six&#x2F;issues&#x2F;22&#x2F;variable-sixpy3...</a><p>I personally doubt the author&#x27;s statement: &quot;six will be long dead and forgotten by the time Python 4 rolls around.&quot;