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Note that motivation for the change should be in the Benefit to Fedora section below, and this part should answer the question "What?" rather than "Why?". --> | Note that motivation for the change should be in the Benefit to Fedora section below, and this part should answer the question "What?" rather than "Why?". --> | ||
The {{package|python3.5}} package will be retired without replacement from [[Releases/35|Fedora 35]]. Python 3.5 has been End of Life since September 2020 and was kept around only to test software targeting Debian 9 “Stretch” LTS. The removal is more or less aligned with [https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Stretch Debian 9 EOL] (2022-06-30) -- Fedora 34 EOLs on 2022-05-17. | The {{package|python3.5}} package will be retired without replacement from [[Releases/35|Fedora 35]]. Python 3.5 has been End of Life since September 2020 and was kept around only to test software targeting Ubuntu 16.04 “Xenial Xerus” LTS and Debian 9 “Stretch” LTS. The removal is more or less aligned with [https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Stretch Debian 9 EOL] (2022-06-30) -- Fedora 34 EOLs on 2022-05-17. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS EOLs sooner, in April 2021. | ||
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The {{package|python3.5}} package with the Python interpreter in version 3.5 is kept in Fedora only to make it possible for Fedora users to test their software against the Python version shipped in Debian 9 “Stretch”. | The {{package|python3.5}} package with the Python interpreter in version 3.5 is kept in Fedora only to make it possible for Fedora users to test their software against the Python version shipped in Ubuntu 16.04 “Xenial Xerus” LTS and Debian 9 “Stretch” LTS. | ||
[https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Stretch Debian 9 “Stretch” LTS is End of Life in 2022-06]. This very roughly corresponds with the [https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-36/f-36-key-tasks.html Fedora 34 EOL]. Hence, we decided to retire (completely remove) {{package|python3.5}} from Fedora 35, before it gets released. Users who target Debian 9 can use Fedora 34 until it EOLs. | [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases Ubuntu 16.04 “Xenial Xerus” LTS standard support ends in April 2021]. [https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Stretch Debian 9 “Stretch” LTS is End of Life in 2022-06]. This very roughly corresponds with the [https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-36/f-36-key-tasks.html Fedora 34 EOL]. Hence, we decided to retire (completely remove) {{package|python3.5}} from Fedora 35, before it gets released. Users who target Debian 9 can use Fedora 34 until it EOLs. | ||
== Feedback == | == Feedback == | ||
Revision as of 13:45, 29 December 2020
Retire python3.5
Summary
The 
python3.5
Owner
- Name: Miro Hrončok
- Email: mhroncok@redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 35
- Last updated: 2020-12-29
- FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
The
Ubuntu 16.04 “Xenial Xerus” LTS standard support ends in April 2021. Debian 9 “Stretch” LTS is End of Life in 2022-06. This very roughly corresponds with the Fedora 34 EOL. Hence, we decided to retire (completely remove)
Feedback
None so far.
Benefit to Fedora
The maintenance of Python 3.5 was getting harder and harder every year. The support for Python 3.5 has disappeared from pip and setuptools, and an older version of pip/setuptools has to be bundled in
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 (33 and 34). If you wish to continue maintaining Python 3.5 in Fedora, please speak to us first.
Scope
- Proposal owners: Retire
python3.5
- 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 3.5 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), Yes/No
- Blocks product? product
Documentation
N/A (not a System Wide Change)