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From: Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org>
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Subject: Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 15:10:02 +0100
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On Tue, Jan 22 2019, W. Martin Borgert wrote:

> Quoting Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org>:
>> On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 12:18:09PM +0100, W. Martin Borgert wrote:
>>> I'm going to package the latest git master of web.py=C2=B9, because of
>>> Python 3.7 compatibility. It has a new dependency on cheroot=C2=B2, whi=
ch
>>> has only a Python 3 version in Debian. I could ask Julien to provide a
>>> Python 2 package of cheroot for buster, but I prefer to drop Python 2
>>> support of web.py instead. Any opinions?
>>
>> I would say "go for the drop!!!" if not for the presence of a reverse
>> dependency of the python2 package (rebuildd).  So IMHO the best would
>> be:
>>  * port rebuildd to py3
>>  * drop the py2 package
>
> Julien & Julien, how realistic is moving rebuildd=C2=B3 to Python 3 for
> buster? Or better upload cheroot with Python 2 support for now?
> The update of web.py is, unfortunately, necessary for Python 3.7.

I'm not actively maintaining rebuildd for years now. I'm not even sure
it has still any user. I wouldn't spend time on porting rebuildd nor I
would let it block it updating web.py.
Not sure what's the other solution would be (removal?) but if you have
any idea, go ahead.

=2D-=20
Julien Danjou
# Free Software hacker
# https://julien.danjou.info

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