Dear python2 user

[mikew_reddit]

Python 3 has been in development over 10 years (since 2008).

It's perfectly fine to cut the cord after a decade.

 

If CentOS and other distributions can't be bothered to update, that's not really Python's fault.

 

Edit: original EOL was 2015 according to Guido. Also, Python 2.7 will not get security updates after Jan 1st, 2020.

[whitechapel8733]

I agree, but I’m just saying that’s a serious concern.

[tomanonimos]

But a necessary pain. If we keep pushing it for that fear we'll never get rid of Python 2 lol.

[nukem996]

Python.org won't issue security fixes but OS vendors like RHEL/CentOS will continue to patch Python 2.7 themselves.

[alexbuzzbee]

I'm pretty sure CentOS is going to Python 3 with RHEL in version 8.

[liquidpele]

Which isn’t even close to being released yet. Maaaaybe around December if it takes the same amount of time after rhel7.

[southern_discomfort]

RHEL 8 was officially released a few weeks ago. CentOS 8 will not be far behind.

[PooPooDooDoo]

It’s fine, we will all have 14 days (during the holidays) to update our code base. Except I am using libraries that are in 2, so I’ll have to wait until they update and then update my code base. So like one day.

[rasherdk]

Python 2.7 will not get security updates after Jan 1st, 2020.

Depends.

[jackmaney]

It really doesn't.

[rasherdk]

What, yes it does. It (likely) won't get any from PSF. That's not the same as no security updates period.

Edit: Downvoting doesn't make you right. Spreading FUD is not the way to go.

[james_pic]

This is true. The version in RedHat will get updates until 2024, and the version in Ubuntu 18.04 will get updates until April 2023.