Bug 2338436

Summary:	Retire python3.8
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Aoife Moloney <amoloney>
Component:	Changes Tracking	Assignee:	Miro Hrončok <mhroncok>
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Description Aoife Moloney 2025-01-16 16:04:21 UTC

This is a tracking bug for Change: Retire python3.8
For more details, see: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RetirePython3.8

The python3.8 package will be retired without replacement from Fedora Linux 42.
Python 3.8 reached upstream End of Life 2024-10-07.
RHEL 8 Python 3.8 Stream has been retired since May 2023.
Debian Buster had Python 3.7, Bullseye has 3.9.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) has Python 3.8, but standard support ends in April 2025. Fedora 42 release date is in April 2025 as well.

If you encounter a bug related to this Change, please do not comment here. Instead create a new bug and set it to block this bug.

Comment 1 Miro Hrončok 2025-01-16 19:54:57 UTC

The plan is to do this before branching, i.e. on 2025-01-31

Comment 2 Aoife Moloney 2025-01-24 14:37:57 UTC

Hi Miro, this is just a reminder that the testable deadline is coming up in about two weeks, on Feb 4th, and changes need to be in good shape at this point https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/program_management/changes_policy/#_change_process_milestones for Beta.

I see your target is to get this change done by 31st, but if for whatever reason things don't go to plan and you need to retarget to F43, please let me know.




Thanks!
Aoife

Comment 3 Miro Hrončok 2025-01-31 11:14:00 UTC

$ koji list-pkgs --show-blocked --tag f42 --quiet --package python3.8
python3.8               f42                                      churchyard      [BLOCKED]


https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/python3.8/c/9c5db75b816929a32bc2c1392a949b0625e741f2?branch=rawhide