Should we make Python 3.7 default then and leave all others as-is ? J.
On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 1:48 PM Kaxil Naik <[email protected]> wrote: > We should definitely support Python 3.6 to make the Upgrades to Airflow > 2.0 a bit easier. > > As of yesterday, checks these stats from PyPI downloads: > > Py3.7: 12,578 > Py3.6: 9,806 > Py3.8: 1,815 > > > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 11:40 AM Halo Ku <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> If I may point that Airflow is a wokrflow managment system and as >> such the power of the tool is in direct extention to the levrage providers. >> This should also be checked from how many of the providers are compatible >> with 3.8 / 3.9 >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2020 at 1:16 PM >> *From:* "Ash Berlin-Taylor" <[email protected]> >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: Default/supported Python versions for Airlfow 2.0 >> Debian stable ships python 3.7(.3) >> CentOS 8 has two packages - python36 and python38 >> Ubuntu 18.04 (LTS) has 3.6.5 >> Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS) has 3.8.2 >> >> (https://pkgs.org/search/?q=python3&on=files) >> >> RHEL is harder to find out about . RHEL8 has python 3.6 as python3, and >> RHEL 8.2 has Py3.8 as a separate package >> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html-single/configuring_basic_system_settings/index#using-python3_configuring-basic-system-settings >> >> So for default version 3.8 or 3.9 gets my vote. I think the cost/burden >> of supporting back to 3.6 is not very great, so we should continue to >> support (and I guess test) that. >> >> -ash >> >> On Nov 5 2020, at 8:49 am, Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I have a question. What do people think about default version of >> Pyhon for Airflow 2.0 (and set of supported versions)? >> >> Currently, we have python 3.6 as default, but all the version up to 3.8 >> are officially supported and tested and PR for python 3.9 is in Draft: >> https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/11950 >> >> This is the release schedule for python versions. We have a year till the >> end of 3.6 >> >> Branch Schedule Status First release End-of-life >> 3.9 PEP 596 bugfix 2020-10-05 TBD >> 3.8 PEP 569 bugfix 2019-10-14 2024-10 >> 3.7 PEP 537 security 2018-06-27 2023-06-27 >> 3.6 PEP 494 security 2016-12-23 2021-12-23 >> >> WDYT? >> >> J. >> >> >> -- >> >> Jarek Potiuk >> Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Principal Software Engineer >> >> M: +48 660 796 129 >> [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/> >> >> -- Jarek Potiuk Polidea <https://www.polidea.com/> | Principal Software Engineer M: +48 660 796 129 <+48660796129> [image: Polidea] <https://www.polidea.com/>
