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From: Patrick McLean <chutzpah@g.o>
To: "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o, python@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Proposed dates for Python 3.10 switch and Python 3.8 removal
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:56:05
Message-Id: 20211111095530.316b2569@moya.linuxfreak.ca
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Proposed dates for Python 3.10 switch and Python 3.8 removal by "Michał Górny"
1 On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:05:45 +0100
2 Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
3 > I'd like to add some dates regarding 3.8 removal and 3.10 switch to
4 > the implementation timeline [1].
5 >
6 > Unless I'm mistaken, CPython is following a yearly release cycle these
7 > days. I think it would make sense to also aim for a yearly cycle
8 > in Gentoo, i.e. roughly switch to the next minor version every year.
9 >
10 > Hence my proposal would be to:
11 >
12 > a. ASAP: send "please port your packages to py3.9" mail
13 >
14 > b. 2022-06-01: remove py3.8 target
15
16 Could we please push this back, I would prefer some time in 2023 if
17 possible.
18
19 > c. ASAP: stabilize Python 3.9 interpreter + start working towards
20 > unmasking python3_9 flag on stable
21 >
22 > d. 2022-06-01: switch the default to py3.10
23 >
24 > In other news, there's a good chance that PyPy3 will catch up to 3.9
25 > before we remove 3.8.

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