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jcrodriguez-dis / vpl-jail-system

Execution/jail server for VPL
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Drop Python2 support #68

Closed jeroenhabets closed 7 months ago

jeroenhabets commented 1 year ago

Not sure if in 2023 this classifies as a Bug [1] or a Feature request but shouldn't Python2 be dropped, especially from the main dev tools install (if still needed by some or for not breaking things it could be moved to the auxiliary tools):

Installing Python2 interpreter: python2 [OK]
Installing Python2 pydb: [Package not found. Checked pydb]
Installing Python2 pudb: [Package not found. Checked python-pudb]
Installing Python2 Tk: python-tk [OK]
Installing Python2 NumPy: [Package not found. Checked python-numpy]
Installing Python2 pandas: [Package not found. Checked python-pandas]
Installing Python2 Matplotlib: [Package not found. Checked python-matplotlib]

[1] https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/python-2-end-of-life-eol/#Security_Risks_For_Using_Python_2_Past_EOL

jcrodriguez-dis commented 1 year ago

Certainly. Given that Python 2 reached its End of Life (EOL) on January 1, 2020, its inclusion in the VPL installer raises legitimate concerns about security and maintainability. Therefore, Python 2 will be removed from the VPL installer in the upcoming release. For users who still require Python 2 for legacy projects, it will remain available in VPL but they must install it at their own risk.

jeroenhabets commented 7 months ago

Thanks @jcrodriguez-dis 🥇! (this has been in place since 4.0 AFAICT)