Revision as of 09:54, 4 September 2018

FreeIPA Python 2 Removal

Summary

FreeIPA 4.8 will require Python 3.6+ and therefore no longer provide Python 2 packages on Fedora 30.

Owner

Name: Christian Heimes
Email: cheimes@redhat.com
Release notes owner:

Current status

Targeted release: Fedora 30
Last updated: 2018-09-04
Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

On Fedora 27 to 29, FreeIPA client and server packages use Python 3 default. Additionally FreeIPA provides Python 2 packages. The Python 2 packages are not used by FreeIPA, but are merely provided for backwards compatibility, e.g. Python 2 applications that python2-ipaclient to communicate with a FreeIPA server.

The FreeIPA upstream project is going to drop support for Python 2.7 in the upcoming FreeIPA release 4.8.0. Python 2 support is not only causing development and testing overhead. It's also blocking improvements like new 389-DS installer, use of new Python features, and more. The removal of Python 2 support was announced on the FreeIPA development on 2018-09-03.

Removed packages

python2-ipalib
python2-ipaclient
python2-ipaserver
python2-ipatests

Benefit to Fedora

The removal of Python 2 support is in alignment with Mass Python 2 Package Removal proposal.

Scope

Proposal owners:
- Release FreeIPA 4.8.0 until mid January 2019
- Build and deliver FreeIPA 4.8.0 packages before 2019-01-29

Other developers:
- Port Fleet Commander's fc-admin to Python 3 and no longer depend on FreeIPA's Python 2 packages.
- Drop Fleet Command's Python 2 desktop profile package
- Port Ipsilion Project to Python 3 and no longer depend on FreeIPA's Python 2 packages.

Release engineering: #Releng issue number (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed)
- List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

The removal of Python 2 support will not affect FreeIPA server or client systems.

However 3rd party applications and scripts may be affected. These applications and scripts must be ported to Python 3.

How To Test

A fresh Fedora 30 installation will no longer have python2-ipa* packages available.
On upgrade from Fedora 29, all python2-ipa* packages are uninstalled.

User Experience

N/A

Dependencies

ipsilon-tools-ipa
python2-ipa-desktop-profile-client
fleet-commander-admin

Contingency Plan

Contingency mechanism: Keep shipping FreeIPA 4.7
Contingency deadline: 2019-01-31
Blocks release? No
Blocks product? N/A

Documentation

N/A

Release Notes

FreeIPA no longer supports Python 2. All python2-ipa* packages and python-ipa* aliases are discontinued.

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 == Detailed Description ==
-The FreeIPA upstream project is going to drop support for Python 2.7 in the upcoming release 4.8.
+On Fedora 27 to 29, FreeIPA client and server packages use Python 3 default. Additionally FreeIPA provides Python 2 packages. The Python 2 packages are not used by FreeIPA, but are merely provided for backwards compatibility, e.g. Python 2 applications that python2-ipaclient to communicate with a FreeIPA server.
+The FreeIPA upstream project is going to drop support for Python 2.7 in the upcoming FreeIPA release 4.8.0. Python 2 support is not only causing development and testing overhead. It's also blocking improvements like new 389-DS installer, use of new Python features, and more. The removal of Python 2 support was [https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/freeipa-devel@lists.fedorahosted.org/thread/KU6R2DV47DR43PBCHHPT4OYVVQJEXTVG/ announced] on the FreeIPA development on 2018-09-03.
 === Removed packages ===
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 == Benefit to Fedora ==
-<!-- What is the benefit to the distribution?  Will the software we generate be improved? How will the process of creating Fedora releases be improved?
+The removal of Python 2 support is in alignment with [[Changes/Mass_Python_2_Package_Removal|Mass Python 2 Package Removal]] proposal.
-      Be sure to include the following areas if relevant:
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 == Scope ==
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 == Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
-<!-- What happens to systems that have had a previous versions of Fedora installed and are updated to the version containing this change? Will anything require manual configuration or data migration? Will any existing functionality be no longer supported? -->
-<!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
+The removal of Python 2 support will not affect FreeIPA server or client systems.
-N/A (not a System Wide Change)
+However 3rd party applications and scripts may be affected. These applications and scripts must be ported to Python 3.
 == How To Test ==
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 == Documentation ==
-N/A (not a System Wide Change)
+N/A
 == Release Notes ==
-<!-- The Fedora Release Notes inform end-users about what is new in the release.  Examples of past release notes are here: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/ -->
-<!-- The release notes also help users know how to deal with platform changes such as ABIs/APIs, configuration or data file formats, or upgrade concerns.  If there are any such changes involved in this change, indicate them here.  A link to upstream documentation will often satisfy this need.  This information forms the basis of the release notes edited by the documentation team and shipped with the release.
-Release Notes are not required for initial draft of the Change Proposal but has to be completed by the Change Freeze.
+FreeIPA no longer supports Python 2. All ''python2-ipa*'' packages and ''python-ipa*'' aliases are discontinued.
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