Python 2 EOL is in 2020 so there is a fair amount of time. QEMU is transitioning to support both Python 2.6+ and 3 but most Python code has not been converted yet.
You are welcome to contribute patches: https://wiki.qemu.org/index.php/Contribute/SubmitAPatch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1708462 Title: Support Python 3 to build Status in QEMU: New Bug description: Currently qemu's configure requires Python 2 to build. As Python 2 is rapidly approaching its EOL, it should be possible to build qemu with Python 3. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1708462/+subscriptions