Pendulum 3 was released.

https://pypi.org/project/pendulum/

Bolke

On Fri, 1 Dec 2023 at 18:38, Aritra Basu <[email protected]> wrote:

> I agree with wanting to stay away from having to deal with dst but I am on
> the side of biting the bullet and transitioning to datetime and testing
> thoroughly, especially considering our current predicament with pendulum
> and the potential of us being in the same place again potentially in the
> future.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Aritra Basu
>
> On Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 10:27 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Yeah. Agree it's a challenge but I think it's also an opportunity to
> > fix those - because whether we admit it, or not - we already have those
> > problems - regardless of Pendulum's use.
> >
> > If you look at the issues (especially ones created around DST time) -
> there
> > are always one or two issues (even in latest versions of Airflow) where
> DST
> > transition is causing people problems. And they are rarely
> > solved/addressed.
> >
> > Example from last October:
> >
> > https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/35272
> >
> > Example from May 2022:
> >
> > https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/23400
> >
> > And Example from March 2020 ( which might or might not be fixed by the
> open
> > PR):
> >
> > https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/7999
> >
> > J.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 5:41 PM Bolke de Bruin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > The alternative is to vendor in or fork pendulum as part of the Airflow
> > > project. Also a major undertaking but maybe less effort.
> > >
> > > We shouldn't just address this as a technical challenge. The question
> > > becomes: does that combination fornally do DST transitions correctly,
> > does
> > > it do leap seconds correctly, does it add dates correctly, does it do
> > > timezone traversal correctly and many many other things.
> > >
> > > So if we switch to the datetime + zone info + timezone we need to have
> a
> > > test suite that verifies this. Otherwise we potentially expose our
> users
> > to
> > > different behavior IN their data. Not just a schedule by in their SQL
> or
> > in
> > > some scripting where logical date / execution date is used or where
> date
> > > arithmetic is applied.
> > >
> > > So it is not changing one car for another. It is changing the means of
> > > transportation and not knowing if you can get to all the places you
> want
> > /
> > > need to go as before.
> > >
> > > Honestly, I'm a bit scared (I do see the lack of responsiveness). I
> hope
> > > someone can take that away.
> > >
> > > Bolke
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > > On 1 Dec 2023, at 13:39, Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Agree. I think this is the best way forward.- we have to bite the
> > > bullet of
> > > > potential backwards compatibility issues and separating out a compat
> > > layer
> > > > where we could optionally use pendulum instead would be the most
> "easy"
> > > > approach for our users. Most of them would not even notice if we do a
> > > good
> > > > job, but those who somehow depend on pendulum objects would get a
> > > > possibility to switch back.
> > > >
> > > >> On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 1:09 PM Andrey Anshin <
> > [email protected]>
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> IMHO, if we would like to replace pendulum to alternatives, the
> better
> > > >> alternative would be combination of datetime.datetime + zoneinfo +
> > > >> datetime.timezone
> > > >>
> > > >> We still do hacks around pendulum functional, which makes hacks
> around
> > > >> datetime.datetime, so in my perspective better remove redundant
> layers
> > > and
> > > >> use native objects directly.
> > > >>
> > > >> What confuses me the most is how we get around type changes in Tasks
> > > >> Context. All dates return as pendulum.DateTime for a very long time
> > > >> (literally for ages) and it is probably could be classified as
> > breaking
> > > >> changes, because it might break quite a bit users pipelines. It
> still
> > > could
> > > >> be resolved as optional pendulum dependency + config option for
> > datetime
> > > >> types in context, which might help to get familiar types for a
> while.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>> On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 at 05:58, Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> "infamous fork of " should be "fork of infamous Akka" - just to be
> > > clear
> > > >> :)
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 2:57 AM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> It's a very rare occurrence that ASF accepts forks. Usually it has
> > to
> > > >> be
> > > >>>> willingly donated by those who own the IP rights, - mainly because
> > of
> > > >>>> trademark issues. Licence is one thing, but carrying things like
> the
> > > >> name
> > > >>>> of the project is not possible without clearing IP and donating
> the
> > > >>>> project.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> It happened last time last year - with Pekko project - infamous
> fork
> > > or
> > > >>>> Akka after Lightbend changed licensing for Akka -
> > > >>>>
> > > >>
> > https://www.lightbend.com/blog/why-we-are-changing-the-license-for-akka
> > > >>>> making it impossible to be used in ASF projects with the new
> > licence.
> > > >> But
> > > >>>> it was a really "strong" case and the "we do not accept forks
> > usually"
> > > >>> was
> > > >>>> quite a contentious issue (I followed the discussion - it was
> > > >> fascinating
> > > >>>> actually). It tool a LOT of time and effort for those who led the
> > > >> effort
> > > >>>> eventually - and also mostly because things had to be
> crystal-clear
> > > and
> > > >>> not
> > > >>>> "litigable" because the other side had some business reasons to
> make
> > > >> the
> > > >>>> licensing changes and they did not understood why it is impossible
> > to
> > > >> use
> > > >>>> Akka as-is even with all the exclusions they offered to ASF - and
> > > >>>> effectively it was a "hostile" move.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> I don't think it's "worth" it in this case to be honest -
> especially
> > > if
> > > >>>> the maintainers are effectively "silent" and seem to ignore
> problems
> > > of
> > > >>> one
> > > >>>> of the really serious users they have. If they were willing to
> > > >> cooperate,
> > > >>>> we could do a lot, but when we are left alone, I think it will be
> > far
> > > >>> more
> > > >>>> convenient for us to look for alternatives - to be honest.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> J.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 2:46 AM Austin Bennett <[email protected]
> >
> > > >>> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> An option would be to fork Pendulum?  It is MIT Licensed, I don't
> > > know
> > > >>>>> whether that poses problems to get in ASF?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> If forking (?) which is somewhat non-ideal, would we want that
> 'in'
> > > >>>>> airflow?
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> If not 'in' airflow, I wonder if ASF incubator would accept a
> > forked
> > > >>>>> project?  [ anecdotally Linux Foundation has incubated Starrocks
> > > which
> > > >>> is
> > > >>>>> a
> > > >>>>> fork of Apache Doris, so there's precedence for this to be OK in
> > the
> > > >>> wider
> > > >>>>> OSS ecosystem ].
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 6:41 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]>
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>> I have not heard back from maintainers, just a comment from
> > someone
> > > >>> else
> > > >>>>>> who suggested donating a pendulum to the ASF (which is kinda
> > > >>> interesting
> > > >>>>>> idea). I followed up, let's see. I think if we do not hear back
> > and
> > > >>>>> there
> > > >>>>>> will be another week or two where "Pendulum 3 supporting 3.12
> > > >> support
> > > >>>>> "is
> > > >>>>>> coming" but no-one knows when, effectively means that we should
> > look
> > > >>>>> for an
> > > >>>>>> alternative like NOW.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> J.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 3:27 AM Daniel Standish
> > > >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Thanks Jarek
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 21, 2023, 4:34 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]>
> > > >>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> I think we miss important insight - straight from the source.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> I believe it's time to be candid and simply ask questions for
> > > >> the
> > > >>>>>> future
> > > >>>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>>> Pendulum directly where we should - ie.  we should just ask
> > > >>>>>> maintainers.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> I've just started a very candid and open discussion there -
> > > >>>>>>>> https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/discussions/771 .
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> I linked back to this discussion and explained where we are
> > > >> coming
> > > >>>>>> from.
> > > >>>>>>> I
> > > >>>>>>>> even offered an option, that maybe - if they accept some help
> > > >> and
> > > >>>>> would
> > > >>>>>>> be
> > > >>>>>>>> open to make a few of us maintainers of Pendulum, that I will
> > > >> ask
> > > >>> if
> > > >>>>>> some
> > > >>>>>>>> of the maintainers here in Airflow would like to step up (I
> > > >> would
> > > >>> be
> > > >>>>>>>> willing to - for one) and help to at least move Pendulum
> through
> > > >>>>> 3.12
> > > >>>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>>> maybe keep it running for as long as it will be needed to
> > > >> maintain
> > > >>>>> it.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> I think if they would be open to some of us helping them -
> this
> > > >>>>> might
> > > >>>>>> be
> > > >>>>>>>> actually the "cheapest" option for us to be honest at least
> in a
> > > >>>>>> mid-term
> > > >>>>>>>> if we could gain influence and even take part and speed up
> > > >>> releases
> > > >>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>>> merging of issues that are blocking us (or would be blocking
> us
> > > >> in
> > > >>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>> future).
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> I tried to be very friendly but candid and direct on what kind
> > > >> of
> > > >>>>>>> problems
> > > >>>>>>>> it creates us and also expressed our thanks for supporting us
> > > >> for
> > > >>> so
> > > >>>>>> long
> > > >>>>>>>> (I do believe they deserve it).  I think the sole (pretty
> much)
> > > >>>>>>> maintainer
> > > >>>>>>>> of Pendulum might really have a hard time maintaining and
> > > >> keeping
> > > >>>>> it up
> > > >>>>>>> for
> > > >>>>>>>> years - without being paid for and thanked. I hope - maybe all
> > > >>> that
> > > >>>>>> they
> > > >>>>>>>> need are a few words of encouragement and thanks and realising
> > > >>> that
> > > >>>>>>> others
> > > >>>>>>>> depend on their work - but also seeing that they are
> understood,
> > > >>>>>>> empathised
> > > >>>>>>>> with and that there are viable alternatives they might follow
> > > >>> might
> > > >>>>> be
> > > >>>>>>>> helpful for them to be also candid and respond. I hope my
> > > >>> intentions
> > > >>>>>> will
> > > >>>>>>>> be understood - that I am not complaining, but even trying to
> > > >>> help.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Let\s see where it gets us.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> J.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 5:32 PM Andrey Anshin <
> > > >>>>>> [email protected]>
> > > >>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> Just to clarify I'd like us to consider the possibility that
> > > >> no
> > > >>>>> new
> > > >>>>>>>>> pendulum would be released or released at the end of 2024,
> > > >> like
> > > >>> a
> > > >>>>>>>>> pessimistic scenario:
> > > >>>>>>>>> - What should we do in this case?
> > > >>>>>>>>> - Work out a backup plan.
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> ----
> > > >>>>>>>>> Best Wishes
> > > >>>>>>>>> *Andrey Anshin*
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 at 16:33, Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]
> >
> > > >>>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Also I think TP  - had a document in the past (years ago)
> > > >>>>>>> describing a
> > > >>>>>>>>>> draft of a more complete alternative we can take to approach
> > > >>>>>> datetime
> > > >>>>>>>> vs.
> > > >>>>>>>>>> pendulum dichotomy. I cannot easily find the document and
> > > >>>>>> discussion
> > > >>>>>>> -
> > > >>>>>>>>> but
> > > >>>>>>>>>> I do remember it was proposing some interesting changes in
> > > >> the
> > > >>>>>>> approach
> > > >>>>>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Airflow to have an abstraction layer on top of it (as far
> > > >> as I
> > > >>>>>>>> remember).
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Maybe we can resurrect that idea if TP might find the
> > > >>> proposal ?
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 1:06 PM Bolke de Bruin <
> > > >>>>> [email protected]>
> > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> I agree that the current speed of development of Pendulum
> > > >>>>> leaves
> > > >>>>>>>>>> something
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> to be desired. However, I think we should not
> > > >> underestimate
> > > >>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>> effort
> > > >>>>>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> replacing it. It is not just a matter of
> > > >>>>> %s/pendulum/datetime/g
> > > >>>>>> so
> > > >>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>> say.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> If we are *truly* thinking about moving to native
> > > >> datetime /
> > > >>>>>>> zoneinfo
> > > >>>>>>>>> etc
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> we need *extensive* tests, basically copying what pendulum
> > > >>>>> does
> > > >>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>> check
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> its behavior. The reason is that native implementations in
> > > >>> the
> > > >>>>>> past
> > > >>>>>>>>> made
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> serious mistakes and I do not put a lot of trust in them.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> An abstraction or vendoring in could be alternatives, but
> > > >>> they
> > > >>>>>>> bring
> > > >>>>>>>>>> their
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> own significant challenges.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> I have re-raised the issue here:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/issues/753
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> The upside is that it seems the amount of issues with the
> > > >>>>> beta is
> > > >>>>>>>>>> limited,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> so hopefully the maintainers can spend a couple of cycles
> > > >> to
> > > >>>>>>> address
> > > >>>>>>>>>> them.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Bolke
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023 at 10:28, Andrey Anshin <
> > > >>>>>>>> [email protected]>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> There is no changes in stable pendulum so let's try to
> > > >>>>> continue
> > > >>>>>>>> this
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> discussion and start think about "Plan B"
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Just a reminder:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - pendulum 2.1.2 released 3 years ago (at the time
> > > >> Airflow
> > > >>>>>>> 1.10.x)
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - pendulum 2 doesn't work well in Python 3.12, this is a
> > > >>>>>>>> showstopper
> > > >>>>>>>>>> for
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> the support Python 3.12
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - pendulum 2 have memory leaks (
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/issues/720), and
> > > >>>>> Airflow
> > > >>>>>>> use
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> approach
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> to achieve this leaks, especially in K8S executor
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - pendulum 2 doesn't use system tzdata by default, but
> > > >> we
> > > >>>>> have
> > > >>>>>> a
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> workaround, thanks Bolke for the documentation
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - pendulum it is a core dependency of Airflow, and I
> > > >> guess
> > > >>>>> we
> > > >>>>>>> can't
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> remove/replace it without breaking changes.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> So my proposal if things won't change in the near future
> > > >>>>> then
> > > >>>>>> we
> > > >>>>>>>> need
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> start removing the pendulum from the core and replace it
> > > >>>>> with
> > > >>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>> native
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> datetime / zoneinfo / tzinfo. But maybe we have another
> > > >>> way
> > > >>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>> resolve
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> this
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> without breaking changes? Because for me it would be a
> > > >>>>> little
> > > >>>>>>> weird
> > > >>>>>>>>> if
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> removal pendulum would be a main driver for release
> > > >>> Airflow
> > > >>>>> 3
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> ----
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Best Wishes
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> *Andrey Anshin*
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 28 Sept 2023 at 13:01, Andrey Anshin <
> > > >>>>>>>>> [email protected]
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> This discussion is more about the known problem of
> > > >>>>> pendulum
> > > >>>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>>> how
> > > >>>>>>>>>> we
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> could deal with it and maybe how we (as Community)
> > > >> might
> > > >>>>> help
> > > >>>>>>>>> autor.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> The library is mostly supported by a single author
> > > >>>>> Sébastien
> > > >>>>>>>>> Eustace
> > > >>>>>>>>>> (
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/sdispater) and it seems like we
> > > >> bump
> > > >>>>> into
> > > >>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> situation which is described in xkcd #2347 (
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/dependency.png). To be
> > > >>>>> honest
> > > >>>>>> it
> > > >>>>>>> is
> > > >>>>>>>>> not
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> something new when library mainly supported by one
> > > >>> author
> > > >>>>> so
> > > >>>>>>>> there
> > > >>>>>>>>> is
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> always a risk that the library will no longer be
> > > >>>>> supported /
> > > >>>>>>>>>> abandoned
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> And if takes in account that pendulum provides core
> > > >>>>>>> functionality
> > > >>>>>>>>> in
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Airflow it could have dramatical impact in the future.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Pendulum is a really nice library which helps a lot of
> > > >>>>>>> developers
> > > >>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> work
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> with dates/datetimes. However there is one major
> > > >>> problem,
> > > >>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>> last
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> release
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> of this library happened more than 3 years ago (
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://pypi.org/project/pendulum/#history) in the
> > > >> time
> > > >>>>> when
> > > >>>>>>>>> Airflow
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.10.11 was released
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Fortunately, the project is not abandoned and on a
> > > >>> regular
> > > >>>>>>> basis
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> commits
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> add into the master branch. However these commits are
> > > >>> not
> > > >>>>>>>> included
> > > >>>>>>>>>> into
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> any
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> final release and that's why some things related to
> > > >>>>> datetime
> > > >>>>>>>> don't
> > > >>>>>>>>>> work
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> as
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> expected in Airflow. There are list of known (for me)
> > > >>>>> issues
> > > >>>>>>>> which
> > > >>>>>>>>>> are
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> affect Airflow
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> *Memory Leak on parse*:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/issues/720,
> > > >>> this
> > > >>>>> one
> > > >>>>>>>> fixed
> > > >>>>>>>>>> 2
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> years ago but not available yet (
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/pull/563).
> > > >> Since
> > > >>> we
> > > >>>>>> use
> > > >>>>>>>>> parse
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> dates
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> in airflow codebase: datetime parameters and datetime
> > > >> in
> > > >>>>> logs
> > > >>>>>>>> this
> > > >>>>>>>>>> one
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> could be a reason for memory leakage in Airflow:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/apache/airflow/discussions/24694
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/apache/airflow/discussions/28597
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> *Incorrect time zones*, known issues and should be
> > > >>> already
> > > >>>>>>> fixed
> > > >>>>>>>> in
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> master branch
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/issues/700,
> > > >>>>> Mexico
> > > >>>>>> do
> > > >>>>>>>> not
> > > >>>>>>>>>> use
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> DST
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> anymore
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/issues/706,
> > > >>> Egypt
> > > >>>>>>>>> reinstate
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> DST
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> We add clarification in
> > > >>>>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/30467
> > > >>>>>>>>>> ,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> however it seems like there is no other way rather
> > > >> than
> > > >>>>>>> patching
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Pendulum
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> right now.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> All these issues should be solved as soon as pendulum
> > > >> 3
> > > >>> is
> > > >>>>>>>>> released.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> The
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> current announced estimation is end of september/
> > > >>>>> beginning
> > > >>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>>>>> October:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>
> > >
> https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/issues/600#issuecomment-1711299677
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> So in theory we would have a fixed version of pendulum
> > > >>>>> soon,
> > > >>>>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>>> it
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> might
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> break something in Airflow but from my point of view
> > > >> it
> > > >>> is
> > > >>>>>>> better
> > > >>>>>>>>>> than
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> current status.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> However there might be a situation where the release
> > > >> of
> > > >>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>> pendulum
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> would
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> be postponed, so maybe better to have a backup plan.
> > > >>> What
> > > >>>>>> could
> > > >>>>>>>> we
> > > >>>>>>>>> do
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> in
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> this case?
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe we should start to use zoneinfo.ZoneInfo instead
> > > >>> of
> > > >>>>>>>> pendulum
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> datetime?
> > > >>> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/19450
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Pros:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - stdlib (python 3.9+)
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - In pendulum 3.0 Timezone based on zoneinfo.Zoneinfo
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Cons:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - Current serialization model can't deal with backport
> > > >>>>>>> packages.
> > > >>>>>>>>> E.g.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> timezone which are serialized in backport_zoneinfo
> > > >> can't
> > > >>>>> be
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> deserialized
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> in
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> zoneinfo
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe we should replace parse datetime with another
> > > >>>>> solution.
> > > >>>>>>>> Does
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> anyone
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> know a good replacement?
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe someone from Airflow Community could propose
> > > >> their
> > > >>>>> help
> > > >>>>>>>> with
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> maintenance of library:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - https://github.com/sdispater/pendulum/issues/590
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe we should get rid of the pendulum at all, as a
> > > >>> last
> > > >>>>>>> resort
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> solution.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't imagine how we could do that, because a lot of
> > > >>>>> stuff
> > > >>>>>>>>> depends
> > > >>>>>>>>>> on
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> pendulum and removing it would be a breaking change.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> ----
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Best Wishes
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> *Andrey Anshin*
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> --
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> --
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Bolke de Bruin
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>
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