On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:36:59 -0500, Dimitri Maziuk via Mailman-Users said: >On 4/10/19 12:49 PM, Sean McBride wrote: >> On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:38:34 -0500, Dimitri Maziuk via Mailman-Users said: >> >>> How much support for python 2 have you been getting until now, and why >>> do you believe you will need it in the future? >> >> Fixes to security vulnerabilities basically. If/when some new one is >found after 2020, you're screwed. > >Screwed how, exactly?
In the way you described (below). >With a properly sandboxed application your security vulnerability has to >be a) exploitable through that application and b) able to break out of >the sandbox and wreak havoc to your host system. > >It's all perfectly possible in theory but really, do a basic risk >analysis before jumping on the knee-jerk security bandwagon. Agreed. But should it happen, there'll be no patches to python2 forthcoming. Sean ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
