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Re: on keep providing python 2 packages

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> De: "Sandro Tosi" <morph@debian.org>
> À: "debian-python" <debian-python@lists.debian.org>
> Envoyé: Vendredi 19 Août 2016 09:19:46
> Objet: on keep providing python 2 packages
> 
> I got a feeling we are somehow discouraging the introduction of
> python2 package in unstable (it was also discussed at the BoF).

Don't feel the same. After a try to push some python packages, there was clear indication that python2 only packages are not wanted.
But python 2+3 packages were not an issue at all.

Python2 is indeed still the default interpreter and as such, if app/lib is compatible, both should be delivered.

Olivier

> 
> while i can see why we dont want to introduce new python2-only
> package, i feel that just providing a py3k pkg while the module is
> also py2 compatible is a disservice to our users: wether we like it or
> not, python 2 is the de facto interpreter for python and not having a
> module available will not just make everyone switch to py3k (i already
> faced it a couple of times already, where i needed a module to extend
> an already existing project, and it was not there)
> 
> does anyone else agrees with this view? should we clarify that, when
> available, python2 modules must be provided (along with their py3k)?
> 
> apps/scripts are fine being py3k by default, but the underlying
> modules has to be provided by for py2 if compatible.
> 
> --
> Sandro "morph" Tosi
> My website: http://sandrotosi.me/
> Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi
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> 
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on keep providing python 2 packages Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2016-08-19 09:30 +0200
  Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Olivier Sallou <olivier.sallou@irisa.fr> - 2016-08-19 09:50 +0200
  Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Ondrej Novy <novy@ondrej.org> - 2016-08-19 10:10 +0200
  Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> - 2016-08-19 11:50 +0200
  Re: on keep providing python 2 packages "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2016-08-19 12:20 +0200
  Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2016-08-19 12:50 +0200
    Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2016-08-19 13:00 +0200
      Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2016-08-19 19:30 +0200
        Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2016-08-20 18:50 +0200
          Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> - 2016-08-20 21:10 +0200
            Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2016-08-20 22:30 +0200
              Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2016-08-21 00:40 +0200
              Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> - 2016-08-21 00:40 +0200
                Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> - 2016-08-21 09:50 +0200
                Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-08-21 22:20 +0200
    Re: on keep providing python 2 packages "Elena ``of Valhalla''" <elena.valhalla@gmail.com> - 2016-08-20 13:40 +0200
  Re: on keep providing python 2 packages Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org> - 2016-08-19 15:30 +0200

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