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When will support stop for Python 2.7? Once it stops being patched/supported, it represents a security risk (in my book). Additionally, eventually new librari
by mey 11y ago
When will support stop for Python 2.7? Once it stops being patched/supported, it represents a security risk (in my book).
Additionally, eventually new libraries will also stop supporting 2.7, with the same issues as well as making development harder (or not as easy as your peers/competitors)
- brettcannon 11y agoThe Python development team will cease supporting Python 2.7 in 2020. After that you will have to buy support from someone like Red Hat or Continuum Analytics.
- mey 11y agoSo I assume everyone will migrate in 2021 or 2022.
- rjurney 11y agoI don't think people will migrate at all.
- rjurney 11y agoOpen source support is not a centrally governed entity. FOSS support for Python 2.7 will continue after 2020. You will certainly still have the option of paying someone for support.
- brettcannon 11y agoSure, there's a chance people will pick up the mantle and essentially fork Python 2.7 to do unofficial bugfix releases past 2020; as you pointed out, it's open source and people can do what they want. But my point is there is no guarantee that will happen, nor that those unofficial releases will be of quality either. RH and Continuum on the other hand will most likely have financial incentives to make sure any maintenance they do meets the needs of their paying customers and thus are of a certain level of quality. IOW one possible future is more of a certain than the other.
- rjurney 11y agoThere IS a guarantee this will happen.
- Redoubts 11y agoWhenever Debian 7 and RHEL7 loose all support, at the minimum. Both shipped with 2.7 as the system interpreter.
- collinmanderson 11y agoJune 30, 2024 or longer for RHEL7. https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata#Life_Cycle_Dates https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata#Life...