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Bug 1738041 - jbrout depends on Python 2
Summary: jbrout depends on Python 2
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: jbrout
Version: 31
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Matěj Cepl
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: F31_PY2REMOVAL
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2019-08-06 12:37 UTC by Lumír Balhar
Modified: 2019-08-26 14:23 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-08-26 14:23:12 UTC
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Description Lumír Balhar 2019-08-06 12:37:00 UTC 
Python 2.7 will reach end-of-life in January 2020, over 9 years after it was released. This falls within the Fedora 31 lifetime.
Packages that depend on Python 2 are being switched to Python 3 or removed from Fedora: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F31_Mass_Python_2_Package_Removal#Information_on_Remaining_Packages
Python 2 will be retired in Fedora 32: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RetirePython2

To help planning, we'd like to know the plans for jbrout's future. Specifically:


- What is the reason for the Python2 dependency? (Is it software written in Python, or does it just provide Python bindings, or use Python in the build system or test runner?) 

- What are the upstream/community plans/timelines regarding Python 3?

- What is the guidance for porting to Python 3? (Assuming that there is someone who generally knows how to port to Python 3, but doesn't know anything about the particular package, what are the next steps to take?)


This bug is filed semi-automatically, and might not have all the context specific to jbrout.
If you need anything from us, or something is unclear, please mention it here.

Thank you.
Comment 1 Ben Cotton 2019-08-13 16:47:42 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 31 development cycle.
Changing version to '31'.
Comment 2 Lumír Balhar 2019-08-14 08:31:34 UTC 
Please answer the above questions. If you don't the package can be orphaned: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F31_Mass_Python_2_Package_Removal#Information_on_Remaining_Packages

If you need any information or help, please let us know.
Comment 3 Lumír Balhar 2019-08-21 13:34:35 UTC 
Please answer the above questions. If you don't, the package can be orphaned: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F31_Mass_Python_2_Package_Removal#Information_on_Remaining_Packages

If you need any information or help, or if you need some more time, please let us know.
Comment 4 Matěj Cepl 2019-08-24 18:15:38 UTC 
(In reply to Lumír Balhar from comment #0)
> - What is the reason for the Python2 dependency? (Is it software written in
> Python, or does it just provide Python bindings, or use Python in the build
> system or test runner?) 

The program is completely written in Python 2 from top to the bottom, and using PyGtk 2 which will likely never be ported to Python 3.

> - What are the upstream/community plans/timelines regarding Python 3?

The program is mostly dead upstream.

> - What is the guidance for porting to Python 3? (Assuming that there is
> someone who generally knows how to port to Python 3, but doesn't know
> anything about the particular package, what are the next steps to take?)

Everything would have to be rewritten to using GIO and Python 3 (the former is more complex than the latter).
Comment 5 Matěj Cepl 2019-08-26 14:23:12 UTC 
Package retired.
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