Re: Removal of Python 2?

2021-06-25 Thread Konrad Hinsen
Hi Ryan, > Python 2 is no longer supported, but the Tauthon project [1] is > continuing support and backporting features from Python 3. We should Didn't know about Tauthon, thanks for the pointer! > consider packaging Tauthon in Guix and updating packages to depend on Yes, that sounds like an

Re: Removal of Python 2?

2021-06-23 Thread Konrad Hinsen
Hi Ludo and Simon, Ludovic Courtès writes: > What we could do is start removing ‘python2-’ packages, especially those > with a non-negligible maintenance cost (numpy, scipy, matplotlib, etc.). > We can move them to the Guix-Past channel if there’s interest. Yes, that sounds like a good plan.

Re: Removal of Python 2?

2021-06-23 Thread zimoun
Hi, On Wed, 23 Jun 2021 at 17:27, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > What we could do is start removing ‘python2-’ packages, especially those > with a non-negligible maintenance cost (numpy, scipy, matplotlib, etc.). > We can move them to the Guix-Past channel if there’s interest. Starting with

Re: Removal of Python 2?

2021-06-23 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi, Konrad Hinsen skribis: >> Python 2 is dead, dead, dead like the parrot and end-of-prolonged life >> as of more than 1 1/2 years. Anyhow, there might still be quite some >> software not ported to Python 3 after 10 years. So I'm afraid we need to >> keep Python 2. > > At this time, more

Re: Removal of Python 2?

2021-06-22 Thread Ryan Prior
On Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 at 6:53 AM, Hartmut Goebel wrote: > Am 06.06.21 um 21:44 schrieb Lars-Dominik Braun: > > > 3. Determine the fate of Python 2, which is probably broken through this > > > > patch set. Shall we remove it entirely? Is it worth to keep support? > > Python 2 is dead,

Re: Removal of Python 2?

2021-06-22 Thread Konrad Hinsen
Hi Hartmut, > Python 2 is dead, dead, dead like the parrot and end-of-prolonged life > as of more than 1 1/2 years. Anyhow, there might still be quite some > software not ported to Python 3 after 10 years. So I'm afraid we need to > keep Python 2. At this time, more than 2500 packages still

Removal of Python 2?

2021-06-22 Thread Hartmut Goebel
Am 06.06.21 um 21:44 schrieb Lars-Dominik Braun: 3) Determine the fate of Python 2, which is probably broken through this patch set. Shall we remove it entirely? Is it worth to keep support? Python 2 is dead, dead, dead like the parrot and end-of-prolonged life as of more than 1 1/2