[Resending due to mail client nonsense...] > On 11 Nov 2021, at 18:44, Patrick McLean <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:55:48 -0800 > Patrick McLean <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:05:45 +0100 >> Michał Górny <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'd like to add some dates regarding 3.8 removal and 3.10 switch to >>> the implementation timeline [1]. >>> >>> Unless I'm mistaken, CPython is following a yearly release cycle these >>> days. I think it would make sense to also aim for a yearly cycle >>> in Gentoo, i.e. roughly switch to the next minor version every year. >>> >>> Hence my proposal would be to: >>> >>> a. ASAP: send "please port your packages to py3.9" mail >>> >>> b. 2022-06-01: remove py3.8 target >> >> Could we please push this back, I would prefer some time in 2023 if >> possible. > To clarify, I am just asking for it to be pushed back to the start of > 2023, not June 2023. 2023-01-01 would be fine.
I think this is fair but if you do need something for work, please say that so we don't need to guess / think it might be for your personal capacity. I also think it's probably worthwhile to offer upfront help if needed if you can, especially if it is for that purpose. That said, I agree! I think we need to push it back a little bit to ease upgrades (see the recent thread) but also to help downstreams like Flatcar OS which are still migrating away from Python 3.8. I don't mind chipping in to help. [There is a separate issue with stabilising the Python 3.10 interpreter. I'd like this done as soon as it's ready (and it works fine here), but there's a problem with circular dependencies and python-any-r1 dragging it in on upgrades and causing issues with libxcrypt.] Best, sam
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