Re: Python 2 d-d-a proposal

[Karsten Hilbert <Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net>]

On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 04:27:51PM -0400, Paul Tagliamonte wrote:

> I'd like this to have the endorsement of the team, so, does anyone object to
> me asking people to not write new tools in Python 2 only (prefer alternative
> deps or porting), and only use Python 2 in very special curcumstances or
> for legacy codebases (perhaps a pitch to move to Python 3), along with a
> note that we plan to deprecate Python 2 when upstream support is gone
> (2020), which puts us on track for two cycles (Buster)

Maybe /usr/bin/python can become a wrapper executing Python 2
(like now) but also showing

	Python 2 will be deprecated in 2020 the latest.
	Do not use it to write new code.
	Consider helping in porting existing code.
	Thanks.

Karsten
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