Python 2 is not a core package in rhel8. You can get it via an extra collection that will be supported for the life of rhel7. So using rhel8 won't be a solutio

Python 2 is not a core package in rhel8. You can get it via an extra collection that will be supported for the life of rhel7. So using rhel8 won't be a solution. Rhel developers are probably eager to drop Python 2 support as soon as possible. Which is when rhel7 goes EOL. Of course, it wouldn't particularly surprise me if customer pressure makes them support it for longer.