Re: Python 3 as a Default - Status

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> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 08:22:25AM -0500, Bohuslav Kabrda wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > since the "Python 3 as a Default" change [1] has been accepted a while ago
> > and is scheduled for F22, I'd like to share with you the status.
> > 
> > The proposed change [1] mentions several goals that should be reached to
> > pronounce python3 the "default":
> > 1) DNF is the default package manager instead of Yum, which only works with
> > Python 2
> > 2) Python 3 is the only Python implementation in the minimal buildroot
> > 3) Python 3 is the only Python implementation on the LiveCD
> > 4) Anaconda and all of its dependencies run on Python 3
> > 5) cloud-init and all of its dependencies run on Python 3
> 
> > 5) cloud-init is a problem. Basically, Python 3 cloud-init is the only
> > thing
> > blocking the cloud images (*). Other packages are ready or being worked on.
> > The problem here is that cloud-init upstream is really unresponsive about
> > Python 3 porting (patch is submitted in their bug tracker [3]) - if someone
> > knows these people, please help us by pinging them.
> 
> > [3] https://code.launchpad.net/~harlowja/cloud-init/py2-3/+merge/225240
> 
> I forwarded this request to Red Hat's openstack team to see if anyone
> there has contacts with the cloud-init maintainers. I've heard back
> that Ubuntu is in the same boat, also wanting a python3 compatible
> cloud-init in the near future. The author of the patch you mention
> is actually a cloud-init maintainer so could merge stuff himself,
> but he really needs others to review his patches before doing that.
> None the less, it sounds like there might be a bit of interest and
> movement upstream to try to get this porting work finished.

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate that you did that!

> Regards,
> Daniel
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