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Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster

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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.py¹, because of
>>> Python 3.7 compatibility. It has a new dependency on cheroot², which
>>> 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 rebuildd³ 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.

-- 
Julien Danjou
# Free Software hacker
# https://julien.danjou.info

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Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2019-01-22 12:20 +0100
  Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> - 2019-01-22 12:40 +0100
    Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2019-01-22 14:40 +0100
      Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster Julien Danjou <acid@debian.org> - 2019-01-22 15:10 +0100
        Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> - 2019-01-22 23:40 +0100
        Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2019-01-22 23:40 +0100
        Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> - 2019-02-04 12:20 +0100
          Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster "W. Martin Borgert" <debacle@debian.org> - 2019-02-04 22:40 +0100
      Re: Dropping Python 2 support for web.py before buster Julien Puydt <julien.puydt@laposte.net> - 2019-01-22 23:10 +0100

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