The Python future dependency was introduced as part of the migration of the source code to support Python 3, more specifically in 3e17e998190340fe789c351d716429ced6a5c846.
Initial investigation of the changes required to support Python 3.12, released in October 2023, in OMERO.py points at the future library as one of the current blockers. A contribution has been opened upstream to add support for Python 3.12 but given the recent activity of this repository, it is unclear whether a future release will happen in the near future.
Instead, it should be possible to get rid of the future dependency. A secondary rationale for pursuing this approach is that OMERO.py requires Python 3+ and there is no requirement for Python 2/3 compatibility.
The Python future dependency was introduced as part of the migration of the source code to support Python 3, more specifically in 3e17e998190340fe789c351d716429ced6a5c846.
Initial investigation of the changes required to support Python 3.12, released in October 2023, in OMERO.py points at the
futurelibrary as one of the current blockers. A contribution has been opened upstream to add support for Python 3.12 but given the recent activity of this repository, it is unclear whether afuturerelease will happen in the near future.Instead, it should be possible to get rid of the
futuredependency. A secondary rationale for pursuing this approach is that OMERO.py requires Python 3+ and there is no requirement for Python 2/3 compatibility.