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Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye

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Hi,

On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 09:27:08AM +0100, Ondrej Novy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> út 12. 11. 2019 v 16:37 odesílatel Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> napsal:
>
>     Upstream is active and prides to keep python 2.5 compatibility code in
>     it ... (Not just 2.7).  I (Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>) and dkg even
>     made some effort to support both 2 and 3 but the idea was rejected by
>     upstream in 2018.
>
>
> that's odd :/
>
>
>     I think this qualifies for "py2keep".
>
>
> i don't think so. Imho is better to support Py3 in Debian with our patches.

dkj: Do you?  (Not me)

>     If Debian and Fedora demonstrate its python3 removal, I am sure the
>     upstream may change his thought.  If you have some progress indicator,
>     that can be used to convince getmail upstream.  I or dkg need a solid
>     fact to restart conversation with the upstream.
>
>
> yes, we have! :)
>
> http://sandrotosi.me/debian/py2removal/py2removal_progress.png
>
> Almost half of work is done in ~ 3 months.

This is interesting.  I will inform upstream about this progress.

But how much od current ~1800 packages fall into high popcon and build
dependency category.   Are these all high pop conpackages?

Osamu

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Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> - 2019-11-12 16:40 +0100
  Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> - 2019-11-12 17:10 +0100
    Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> - 2019-11-13 15:20 +0100
  Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Ondrej Novy <novy@ondrej.org> - 2019-11-13 09:40 +0100
    Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> - 2019-11-13 15:30 +0100
  Re: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Iustin Pop <iustin@debian.org> - 2019-11-13 15:40 +0100
    Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> - 2019-11-13 16:30 +0100
      Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Iustin Pop <iustin@debian.org> - 2019-11-14 00:00 +0100
    Bug#936604: getmail: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> - 2020-02-19 22:40 +0100

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