Hi, It seems I need to discuss here before adding followings.
| Package: src:getmail | Version: 5.13-1 | Severity: normal | Tags: sid bullseye | User: debian-python@lists.debian.org | Usertags: py2keep Upstream is active and prides to keep python 2.5 compatibility code in it ... (Not just 2.7). I (Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org>) and dkg even made some effort to support both 2 and 3 but the idea was rejected by upstream in 2018. (Then we both lost motivation since upstream will not include such code in near future) https://marc.info/?l=getmail&m=151542515929707&w=2 The upstream is somehow convinced that python2 will be there for some time (Year ~2020 and later). https://marc.info/?l=getmail&m=151542154628352&w=2 | > Python2 will be EOL after 2020. | [...] | > But, if getmail stays as python2 code, many distros have no choice but | > to drop getmail sometime after 2020. | | Uh, no, they won't. Python 2 may stop *development*, but it doesn't magically | stop working in 2020. I fully expect distros will keep shipping Python 2 for | years after that, and undoubtedly there will still be lots of Python 2 code | in the world running in 2030 and later. The related binary packages are available in 2 binary names (depending on release) getmail4 (version=4,5) popcon installed ~2000 getmail (version=3,5) popcon installed ~1000 https://qa.debian.org/popcon-graph.php?packages=getmail%20getmail4&show_installed=on&want_legend=on&want_ticks=on&date_fmt=%25Y-%25m&beenhere=1 I think this qualifies for "py2keep". The next upload of new upstream 5.14 should update dependency etc to python2 instead of bare python. If Debian and Fedora demonstrate its python3 removal, I am sure the upstream may change his thought. If you have some progress indicator, that can be used to convince getmail upstream. I or dkg need a solid fact to restart conversation with the upstream. Regards, Osamu