-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi all,
Last week at the cloud-init summit we discussed the different python versions that cloud-init supports. Bullet point outcome of that is: * cloud-init release 18.4 (due 2018-09-20) will be the last release supporting python 2.6 * cloud-init will drop all python 2 support from upstream in June of 2020. * cloud-init supports Python 3 version 3.5+ For more details, read on below. ## cloud-init Python 2.6 and Python 2 Deprecation ## In cloud-init releases up to 18.3 and current master, support running in Python back to version 2.6 and includes non-standardlib libraries back to the versions shipped in CentOS 6/EPEL. Upstream has carried Python 2.6 for CentOS 6 support only. No other supported platform ships a Python 2.6 interpreter. Supporting Python 2.6 has costs to upstream primarily in developer velocity and in resources for continuous integration. 18.4 (due 2018-09-20) will be the last release with 2.6 support. After the release of 18.4 upstream code cleanups and targeted branches will be accepted that removes python2.6 code. Continuous integration will no longer run against python 2.6. ## Python 2.7 support ## cloud-init will drop support Python 2.7 in June of 2020. As part of thinking about dropping support for Python 2.6, we have also discussed the future inevitable drop of Python 2 entirely. The June 2020 date is in line with the end of life for Python 2.7 from Python upstream, which currently says " there will be bugfix releases until 2020." ## Python 3 versions. ## cloud-init supports Python 3 version 3.5+ If you have a platform that needs support and supports python 3 at version less than 3.5, please respond here. Thanks, Scott -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEW2EmXixPNE1DHc/pHkQQpAJLxvAFAluFdiIACgkQHkQQpAJL xvCZ2A//ZBlznmFYzKDKIrBPxfW+0q7i7C4ra5v4NQHms8cEcygratXNOo8iDKu8 dQ4zqnK0RpMdd+lkfaK5owi9y+H2dtKxb3jlYsxbED25MxDHgaRO5DUghg9bkWqA sU5mgvU2R1obif3vAJhCfbEYvKYpdCSGfgpyNbPxtdW4lcWw/HQ3E478o4/9LObD +dguj3TR3bhAavZyTh+WKeccgpDpVYM4SFTwuqhsylqtr7jbSi0wWv8zj4bLdaRP uvJZCmPAQvrE4uZ5l/aMaZfHjFCH1NvNo3ZQiQ6YDKzg1IWF9Zbj7smUnu736VxP YF/MmP9K6D0gbsKW+ZK59WpnsaipXWbA9eeQwIDv9rttEJDQDiMvbvaUVUwrovix ghyTu8u4LSbijsRzcENVOYQQMh6/sNKoImur/bAMsnKE9RDnc9f9vogg0m16rVYP VSsmmO+Lfm0Bu29F8txpUHdoqU8eH4Z70KFGlgIAeWhkI2LM6S3tUXQW0aZQB1nY sFhf9yWM3hrarsowAKUXajgP6gJ19RZUEw6xy/1cefCM9Ex8GxvRoHKgArYM/WFf IMT9xmVMzBzLZZvoC77UvUbN4IRpXKfnLdDTRPOsiOhqvNmIKyxjJOBTLL5vMVae 2EWXzZWjW2Pp8eJy0Vjil6KcWwUUpzKEhxcl23Xyc3hAKfEQiBQ= =OPqT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~cloud-init Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~cloud-init More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
