[Bug 1091657] Review Request: python34 - Version 3 of the Python programming language aka Python 3000

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091657



--- Comment #2 from Orion Poplawski <orion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ---
(In reply to Bohuslav "Slavek" Kabrda from comment #1)
> Few general comments/questions:
> - Does introducing python34 mean that we will be creating python34-foo
> packages for EPEL?

I think that has to be the case.

> - Does introducing python34 mean that your intention in future is to also
> maintain python35, python36, ...?

Not particularly.  If sometime down the road, python34 has crusted over too
much there might be a push to move to a new python3X.

> 
> I'm not opposed to this, but we will probably need to standardize how
> extension packages should be packaged for python3X in EPEL. E.g. assuming we
> have python34 and python35, does that mean that we'll also need
> python3{4,5}-setuptools and the same for any other package? After several
> years, we could end up with several huge stacks of unmaintained packages and
> I have to admit I really don't like the idea. What are your thoughts on this?

Yeah, this could be a big risk.  It's probably a good idea to reach out to more
EL7 stakeholders and trying to build a consensus plan for pytho3 in EL7.

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