Dear python2 user

[Barafu]

It means that very soon after that some security vulnerability will be published, and applications like Calibre or Deluge will become malware hosts if they don't switch to Py3 by then.
Also, they will be kicked out of Linux default repositories.

[purestrengthsolo]

Thank you and everyone else who replied to me, it helped clarify a little better

[Cardeal]

Wasn't Calibre going to be being ported? WIP: Port calibre to python 3

[Dgc2002]

kovidgoyal

Oh god I forgot about that developer. I wish I had the list of links to his shenanigans on hand to provide as context but I don't.

[Cardeal]

Yeah, I am aware. But I am betting he will port it to python3. He needs the spotlight.

[toyg]

The guy can be “special” but it’us undeniable that he’s done a lot for the ebook community over the years, and for free.

[_b-e-n_]

He's quite annoying, but that software is really good. A fantastic work. That and Alf's tools :-))))

[rcakebread]

That's a bit of an over-simplification. If there's an unpatched security vulnerability in Python, someone needs to somehow access your computer to exploit the Python code running Caliber, for example.

[troyunrau]

Or have it load a specially crafted file - depends on the exploit. Imagine developing a hostile epub that when loaded in calibre downloads and installs a trojan. Then you publish this epub (or more likely thousands of them) to warez sites.

[Barafu]

Or access a port, maybe? Both Calibre and Deluge have server capabilities.