[gentoo-dev] [RFC] Timeline for Python 3.9 switch and Python 3.7 removal

[Michał Górny]

Hi,

I'd like to discuss a rough timeline for switching the default
PYTHON_TARGETS to python3.9.

According to the upstream release schedule [1], the last bugfix release
is planned for May.  Afterwards, upstream will release only security
fixes.  At the same time, our rough current schedule [2] suggests that
we'll start last-riting stuff May 1st, so the 3.7 target would be
removed in 15-30 days.

Do you think 2021-06-01 would be a reasonable planned switchover date?

[1] https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0569/#bugfix-releases
[2] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Python/Implementations

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Best regards,
Michał Górny