Changes/Python3.7

Python 3.7

Summary

Update the Python 3 stack in Fedora from Python 3.6 to Python 3.7.

Owner

• Name: Charalampos Stratakis
• Name: Miro Hrončok
• Name: Tomáš Orsava
• Name: Petr Viktorin

• Email: python-maint@redhat.com
• Release notes owner:

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 29
• Last updated: 2018-03-14
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Python 3.7 adds numerous features and optimizations. See the upstream notes at Features for 3.7 and What's new in 3.7.

Benefit to Fedora

Fedora aims to showcase the latest in free and open source software - we should have the most recent release of Python 3. Packages in Fedora can use the new features from 3.7.

Scope

• Proposal owners:
  1. Retire python37 from F29+
  2. Update python3 to what was in python37
     • Mass rebuild all the packages that BR python3/python3-devel/... (~2300 listed in Python 3 Porting Database for Fedora)
  3. Reintroduce python36 from Fedora 25. Update it to have all fixes and enhancements from python3 in Fedora 28 (or 29 before this change)

• Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• 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 a System Wide Change)

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

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

User Experience

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

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), Yes/No
• Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)