Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Scott Kitterman Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: Re: Python 3.10 in bookworm Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2023 20:40:01 +0100 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: debian-python@lists.debian.org X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Sun Feb 5 19:32:02 2023 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.9 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate: -5.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/20782 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/B09AECF3-4F2D-4BE5-92F3-311896EC0BEC@kitterman.com Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 27 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2023 19:31:13 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-References: <20230205144108.rekyy65obas5mi3f@satie.tumbleweed.org.za> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:14893 On February 5, 2023 5:22:33 PM UTC, Julian Gilbey w= rote: >On Sun, Feb 05, 2023 at 02:41:08PM +0000, Stefano Rivera wrote: >> Hi Julian (2023=2E02=2E05_10:38:23_+0000) >>=20 >> > Why is the current intention not to ship the python3=2E10 package in >> > bookworm? >>=20 >> Because we aim to have a single Python release supported in every stabl= e >> release=2E > >I am not suggesting that we revert to having Python 3=2E10 as a >"supported version" (that would be a whole separate discussion); I am >suggesting that we keep just the Python 3=2E10 interpreter and >python3=2E10-venv in bookworm, so that users can use it to run a virtual >environment if they need to do so=2E That would narrow the impact, but it's not free either=2E The interpreter= packages often need post-release support from the maintainer and the secur= ity team=2E Someone would also have to triage all the bug reports associa= ted with Debian user expectations for a Python version in Debian not being = met=2E Scott K