Steve Dower wrote: > On 25Sep2019 2140, Benjamin Peterson wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, at 17:25, Rob Cliffe via > > Python-Dev wrote: > > I > > additionally share the bemusement of some other commentators on this thread > > to the idea of > > Python 2 "support", which is not something ever promised to Python 2 (or 3) > > users by > > CPython core developers. Essentially, next year, we're changing our > > "support" policy of > > Python 2.7 from "none, but we're nice people" to "none". > > I understand, but I hope that if a clear bug (perhaps especially a > > security bug) is found in Python 2.7 (perhaps one that is also in Python > > 3.x) the core devs will not be in principle opposed to fixing it. At > > least if one of them (or someone else sufficiently qualified) is > > prepared to do the work. Especially as you're "essentially" (and you > > ARE :-) -:) ) "such nice people". > > Before 2.7.18, sure. After that, in principle and practice, we're > > opposed. > > The biggest thing that will change is that all our CI systems will stop > testing 2.7, and there's a good chance we'll lock (or delete?) the 2.7 > branch from our repo.
A final tag of the branch will be made and then the branch will be deleted (it's how we handle all EOL versions). -Brett > So you may find someone nice enough (or willing enough to accept money > (or willing to accept enough money)) to fix an issue, but the fix will > have to go somewhere other than the main repo and someone else will have > to verify and release it. > Cheers, > Steve _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/XE3KI5Y7YSUQAUKWJRXHRBXBSUMVDCGR/
