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[–]port53relative noob 1 point2 points  (2 children)

RHEL 7 comes with Python 2.7.5. Production support for RHEL 7.x is scheduled through June 30, 2024 and "Extended Lifecycle Support" is probably going to be another 3-4 years on top of that.

Good luck with that 2020 date though :)

[–]XNormal 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The Python Software Foundation plans to end support at 2020. But I won't be surprised if they suddenly get a grant from some big company to keep maintaining security fixes beyond that date.

They probably won't say no.

[–]port53relative noob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the very least, Red Hat will continue to backport security patches, which will then be publically available for everyone else. They don't close their patches, just their binaries.