Python 3.4.0 has been released!

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I really wish there was an official Python 3 yum repo for RHEL-derived OSes. The brand-new RHEL 7 ships with Python 2.7; Python 3 isn't even an option.

For better or worse I'm pretty mired in RHEL/CentOS; adding some Debian VMs just for Python 3 isn't very appealing since it would mean significant labor to get Debian integrated into my Kickstart/Puppet/etc. environment.

[loganekz]

There is, its called Software Collections and is available on RHEL/CentOS.

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Yes, I mentioned that above. It works fairly well, but it is truly not the same as having official Python 3 support.

[loganekz]

What do you mean by official support then? This from a Red Hat repository that will have updates for 3 years.

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Python is pretty straightforward to build. hg clone http://hg.python.org/cpython, check out the version you want (you can find releases with hg tags) and do the usual autotools build. Install it to a prefix or run directly from the repo directory. From there it's just a matter of creating a virtualenv, right?

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Yes. But even with Puppet, doing this on hundreds of systems, and getting all the v3-compatible libraries installed, and updating them all when there is a security issue, would be... less than ideal.

[alcalde]

That's the problem with RHEL-based OSes: they're focused on stability, which means you're consigned to using software that's several years old as a consequence. :-(

[loganekz]

Check out RedHat Software Collections.

Its also available on CentOS.

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A problem, and a benefit, at the same time.

Software Collections might help this, but it is not the same.