Bug 1737959 - dynafed depends on Python 2
Summary: dynafed depends on Python 2
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: dynafed
Version: 31
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: oliver.keeble
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: F31_PY2REMOVAL
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Reported: 2019-08-06 12:07 UTC by Lumír Balhar
Modified: 2020-11-10 16:02 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-11-10 16:02:16 UTC
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Description Lumír Balhar 2019-08-06 12:07:52 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 dynafed'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 dynafed.
If you need anything from us, or something is unclear, please mention it here.

Thank you.

Comment 1 Ben Cotton 2019-08-13 16:51:22 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 31 development cycle.
Changing version to '31'.

Comment 2 Ben Cotton 2019-08-13 17:49:37 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 31 development cycle.
Changing version to 31.

Comment 3 Lumír Balhar 2019-08-14 07:24:59 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 oliver.keeble 2019-08-19 15:06:27 UTC
Dynafed includes a library which embeds a python interpreter.
This is as yet untested with python3.
Upstream will implement support.

Comment 5 Lumír Balhar 2019-08-26 13:51:29 UTC
Thank you for the info. Is there any place where we can track the progress of porting?

The current plan is to remove packages with dependency on Python 2 from Fedora 32 in the middle of November 2019. If you want to keep your package in Fedora after that date and you cannot port it to Python 3 yet, you need to request a FESCo exception for the package and all its Python 2 dependencies (even transitive) [1]. If you don't want to maintain it anymore, and nothing in Fedora uses it, you can retire it or just remove the Python 2 part from it (subpackage, module, bindings, etc.).

If you're considering filing the exception request, let us know. We can help (for example, we can help find all the dependencies).

[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RetirePython2#FESCo_exceptions

Comment 6 oliver.keeble 2019-08-29 09:59:22 UTC
Hi,
You can track progress here - https://its.cern.ch/jira/browse/LCGDM-2863
We certainly want to keep the package in Fedora and aim to get python3 support done in time. If not, we'll remove the python2 deps.
Oliver.

Comment 7 oliver.keeble 2019-11-04 12:15:35 UTC
Hi,
Latest builds have removed the python2 dep:
https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=1407403
Oliver.

Comment 8 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2020-07-01 14:51:09 UTC
This package has changed maintainer in the Fedora.
Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.

Comment 9 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2020-07-02 14:51:27 UTC
This package has changed maintainer in the Fedora.
Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.

Comment 10 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2020-10-30 02:52:11 UTC
This package has changed maintainer in the Fedora.
Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.

Comment 11 Ben Cotton 2020-11-03 15:30:22 UTC
This message is a reminder that Fedora 31 is nearing its end of life.
Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 31 on 2020-11-24.
It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer
maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as EOL if it remains open with a
Fedora 'version' of '31'.

Package Maintainer: If you wish for this bug to remain open because you
plan to fix it in a currently maintained version, simply change the 'version' 
to a later Fedora version.

Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we were not 
able to fix it before Fedora 31 is end of life. If you would still like 
to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it against a later version 
of Fedora, you are encouraged  change the 'version' to a later Fedora 
version prior this bug is closed as described in the policy above.

Although we aim to fix as many bugs as possible during every release's 
lifetime, sometimes those efforts are overtaken by events. Often a 
more recent Fedora release includes newer upstream software that fixes 
bugs or makes them obsolete.

Comment 12 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2020-11-10 02:53:27 UTC
This package has changed maintainer in the Fedora.
Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.

Comment 13 oliver.keeble 2020-11-10 16:02:16 UTC
Python2 removed from dynafed in Fedora (see comment #7). Closing.


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