Python 2 has been dead upstream for a long time, we will get rid of it in SLES 15 SP4. We need to document it in the R/N ASAP to make the plan known
For 15 SP4 we need to:
This is happening we're tracking the issue to raise awareness. RN needed.
Metadata Update from @lkocman: - Custom field SUSE Jira adjusted to https://jira.suse.com/browse/OPENSUSE-31
Metadata Update from @lkocman: - Issue tagged with: SLE, SLE-Accepted
So this is going to remove Python 2 completely this breaking support for script and programs that use and require python 2 and wont work with python 3?
Yes.
Clarification on the scope. I did talk to PM yesterday (Stefan) and we do not have an easy way to completely drop the packages from the IBS/OBS project as these packages are inherited from older SPs.
We will need to filter them out from the final image builds etc, however, they'll be available in the buildroot etc, however the ultimate goal should be to completely avoid build-dependency on it as well, wherever possible. As there won't be any further updates to python2 ecosystem in SP4+.
However
Marcus M. raised that we still have some remaining packages in openSUSE Backports 15 SP4. This needs to go away.
I've already added it as a topic for the Backports/Packagehub Team in our Release Engineering meeting minutes. https://etherpad.opensuse.org/p/ReleaseEngineering-20211110#L123
https://github.com/openSUSE/release-notes-openSUSE/pull/116
The situation will not get better than what we have currently in Leap 15.5. There is a handful of packages that we still need to have product building.
the significant change in Leap 15.5:
/usr/bin/python
bugzilla
Just in case anyone here are interested what python2 package has been removed from ftp, here you are https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/openSUSE:Leap:15.5/000product/NON_FTP_PACKAGES.group?expand=1
Then I think this can be closed. Especially when the python2 interpret itself is gone. Thank you Max!
Metadata Update from @lkocman: - Issue close_status updated to: Completed - Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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