Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Scott Kitterman Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Python3=2E6_plans=E2=80=8B_for_Buster?= Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 06:30:01 +0200 Message-ID: X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Sat Jun 17 04:21:15 2017 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.212 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SARE_HEAD_8BIT_SPAM=0.888] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate: -5 Dkim-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=kitterman.com; s=201409; t=1497673229; bh=4UO7ux5dAQl0ol2NSne8SiDDfXoxsXCRR5v58AOAkyY=; h=Date:Subject:To:From:From; b=bvjK0qxJRB8ja4AYk6ycdrCilEa+MSemM2LBjvBt+Eish5OR7ULdah/zB36++DK1U C0os8s8N83ZbFvEb5PLt4sOlD3KzwJQDDG2LW9XndD4s8SVgEZZI1lWFWBcgkfWyss kIBp2R9wX52Raudlasp6bMGaaih4Oz9pixhp7uuI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/14948 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/793F3BCC-4ABE-463E-8F49-B5147F2BA1AC@kitterman.com Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 26 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 04:20:27 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <793F3BCC-4ABE-463E-8F49-B5147F2BA1AC@kitterman.com> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:9570 Python3=2E6 is already in Unstable and I expect to see it in Testing soon a= fter Stretch is released=2E I've just now uploaded a version of python3-defaults to Experimental that = adds python3=2E6 as as supported (but not default) python3=2E If you have = binary extensions packaged, please start testing with this version to make = sure your package builds correctly with both python3=2E5 and python3=2E6 as= supported=2E As a reminder (and for anyone new) we'll do the transition to python3=2E6 = in three stages: - Add python3=2E6 as supported and rebuild all binary extensions to suppo= rt both python3=2E5 and python3=2E6 - Switch to python3=2E6 as default - Drop python3=2E5 from supported and rebuild again to remove python3=2E5= support=2E Last time I compared my understanding of the Buster schedule with the pyth= on3=2E7 schedule, I recall concluding that we'd likely be on python3=2E6 fo= r the Buster release (not sure that's still true)=2E If so, we only have t= o do this once this cycle and=E2=80=8BI think the sooner the better=2E Scott K