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| From | Jeremy Stanley <fungi@yuggoth.org> |
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| Subject | Re: python3.5 + oldstable dilemma |
| Date | Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:20:02 +0100 |
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On 2021-03-01 16:15:38 +1300 (+1300), Bailey, Josh wrote: > I'm a maintainer for a python based SDN network controller, FAUCET. One of > the platforms we've been supporting to-date is python3.5/oldstable. > > Of course, now, python3.5 is EOL. To some degree we can keep building our > package under python3.5, but now not all of our dependencies (like pyyaml) > build or are even released for 3.5 anymore. That's an issue as there are > security vulnerabilities that are now difficult to address. > > Given that oldstable will be around until 2022, does that mean python3 as > python3.5 will live on in oldstable until then? I can understand the case > for not adding a newer python3 version, but also OTOH addressing security > vulnerabilities over the LTS window will probably only get harder. > > Any advice appreciated, If you're going to use the python3 packaged in oldstable, then can't you use the libraries (e.g. python3-yaml) packaged in oldstable as well and take advantage of whatever security fixes are backported by the package maintainers/security team? -- Jeremy Stanley
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python3.5 + oldstable dilemma "Bailey, Josh" <josh@vandervecken.com> - 2021-03-01 04:20 +0100 Re: python3.5 + oldstable dilemma Jeremy Stanley <fungi@yuggoth.org> - 2021-03-01 14:20 +0100 Re: python3.5 + oldstable dilemma Giacomo Catenazzi <cate@debian.org> - 2021-03-01 15:30 +0100
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