https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RetirePython34 == Summary == The {{package|python34}} package will be retired without replacement from [[Releases/33|Fedora 33]]. Python 3.4 has been End of Life since March 2019 and was kept around only to test software targeting EPEL 6 and Debian 8 “Jessie”. The removal is aligned with EPEL 6 EOL and happens after the EOL of Debian 8. == Owner == * Name: [[User:Churchyard|Miro Hrončok]] * Email: mhroncok@xxxxxxxxxx == Detailed Description == The {{package|python34}} package with the Python interpreter in version 3.4 is kept in Fedora only to make it possible for Fedora users to test their software against the Python version shipped in EPEL 6 and EPEL 7. RHEL 7 now contains Python 3.6. [https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Debian 8 “Jessie” is End of Life in 2020-06]. [[EPEL|The EPEL 6 End of Life is planned for 2020-11]]. This roughly corresponds with the [https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-33/f-33-key-tasks.html Fedora 33 release date]. Hence, we decided to retire (completely remove) {{package|python34}} from Fedora 33, before it gets released. == Benefit to Fedora == The maintenance of Python 3.4 was getting harder and harder every year. The support for Python 3.4 has disappeared from pip and an older version of pip has to be bundled in {{package|python34}}, while pip bundles even more old libraries. Support from tox and virtualenv will eventually disappear as well. There is no direct benefit here, except that we don't want to maintain it anymore and we don't think it's a good idea either. Consider this change proposal a louder orphaning, except that we will continue to maintain the package in older released and supported Fedoras (31 and 32). If you wish to continue maintaining Python 3.4 in Fedora, please [[SIGs/Python|speak to us]] first. == Scope == * Proposal owners: Retire {{package|python34}}. Obsolete it from {{package|fedora-obsolete-packages}} if it causes troubles on upgrades. Make sure no Fedora package depends on it in any way (incl. weak dependencies). * Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) == Upgrade/compatibility impact == The package will no longer be available from the repositories, but it may remain on existing installations. If it causes troubles on upgrade, it needs to be obsoleted. == How To Test == N/A (not a System Wide Change) == User Experience == No more Python 3.4 to test user software on. == Dependencies == N/A (not a System Wide Change) == Contingency Plan == * Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change) == Documentation == N/A (not a System Wide Change) -- Ben Cotton He / Him / His Fedora Program Manager Red Hat TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
