To comply with http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Python_3_as_Default DNF currently ships both py2 and py3 packages in Fedora. At the same time there are users who install DNF in RHEL7 via EPEL. We want these people to have comprehensive experience using the package manager so we plan to rebase it regularly. At the same we really would like to drop the dual Python support upstream as it has significant costs in terms of resources. We would like to move to Py3 exclusively in both Fedora and EPEL. Python3 EPEL package is the first step towards this.
moving to fedora/rawhide/python3.
Hi Ales, I see your need to introduce python3 to EPEL 7. However as it is right now, neither I nor anyone from my team have the capacity to maintain python3 in EPEL. If at all possible, I'd suggest using an SCL (e.g. [1]) and building dnf SCL on top of it. I'd also like to note that python3 in EPEL is also problematic from the point of view of updating - as written in EPEL guidelines [2], major updates should be avoided. I consider updates from Python 3.X to Python 3.X+1 because there can be ABI changes and bytecode needs to be rebuilt for new Python version. I'm afraid that if we introduced python3 package to EPEL, we'd be stuck with it forever, unable to update - and the maintenance cost would get higher and higher over time. I'm not saying no to this, I'm just saying that I don't have the resources to do this. I'm leaving this bug open until we find a viable solution. [1] https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/python33/ [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL/GuidelinesAndPolicies#A_major_version_update
For dnf in EPEL, reviewing this package could be a better option: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091657
I'd probably close this bug as a duplicate of that review request but Im not sure whether others agree.
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 22 development cycle. Changing version to '22'. More information and reason for this action is here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora22
I've been attempting to follow this from afar, so summarising here for the benefit of anyone else interested in the status of Python 3 support in EPEL. Slavek posted an updated EPEL proposal at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Bkabrda/EPEL7_Python3 epel-devel thread from December: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-devel/2014-December/010548.html Thread continued into January: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-devel/2015-January/010700.html Idea was approved in principle in February: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/epel/2015-02-13/epel.2015-02-13-17.00.html Orion Poplawski posted a slightly modified proposal at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Orion/EPEL7_Python3 to attempt to flesh out some of the final details of the user experience Initial message was posted in February: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-devel/2015-February/010902.html And continued into March: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-devel/2015-March/thread.html (multiple subthread due to the way MM2 handles threads that continue across the end of a month) Slavek updated the original proposal accordingly. Smooge posted an email vote thread in early March (https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-devel/2015-March/010997.html), receiving +1 responses from himself, Eric Smith, Jim Perrin and Brian Stinson. I'm not sure on where things stand after that point...
We needed to get python3-pkgversion-macros into minimal buildroot, but rel-engs are of the opinion that the guidelines should pass throught FPC first. They've also had few other comments, see [0] and [1]. nirik offered to help me get it through FPC, so I'll need to do that now. [0] https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ticket/6147 [1] http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2015-04-13/releng.2015-04-13-15.33.log.html
This package has changed ownership in the Fedora Package Database. Reassigning to the new owner of this component.
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Still valid.
Oops, my mistake! There already is a Python 3 in EPEL. Closing. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/package/rpms/python34/