From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5C2A0C64EC7 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 07:12:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pUMon-00019d-AH; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:12:05 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pUMol-00018x-Sq for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:12:03 -0500 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([170.10.129.124]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pUMok-0002uL-9c for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:12:03 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1676963520; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=zx7VuefNRDUNip3HmhSHcQ0gedPofAE3RfB89NQIyY8=; b=TNlIeRse89hb2Mmfu4eAreJv8pfgZk/NKR8AKKgJv4bXgt0sB/VFwnDDAa5DNML8Dl5Jxh wh+spi6C2fjJ5hzGUGpzt+JB9hEmD2qfqNE5HyxcOhn7ZyrsckApHpme/bxJ+rXoiHrEtK gs46XCbN9LyXovSRBNb37pthEYlniYM= Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mx3-rdu2.redhat.com [66.187.233.73]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-73-UExi3NYeMLy2l9oQvSAC3Q-1; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:11:59 -0500 X-MC-Unique: UExi3NYeMLy2l9oQvSAC3Q-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx05.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.5]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E60563806702; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 07:11:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from blackfin.pond.sub.org (unknown [10.39.192.25]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BDE48440D9; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 07:11:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by blackfin.pond.sub.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BF13D21E6A1F; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:11:57 +0100 (CET) From: Markus Armbruster To: John Snow Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Michael Roth , Thomas Huth , qemu-block@nongnu.org, Cleber Rosa , Paolo Bonzini , Wainer dos Santos Moschetta , Peter Maydell , Beraldo Leal , Kevin Wolf , Philippe =?utf-8?Q?Mathieu-Daud=C3=A9?= , Hanna Reitz , Alex =?utf-8?Q?Benn=C3=A9e?= , Daniel Berrange Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] Python: Drop support for Python 3.6 References: <20230221012456.2607692-1-jsnow@redhat.com> <20230221012456.2607692-7-jsnow@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:11:57 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20230221012456.2607692-7-jsnow@redhat.com> (John Snow's message of "Mon, 20 Feb 2023 20:24:56 -0500") Message-ID: <87cz63ze4i.fsf@pond.sub.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.1 on 10.11.54.5 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.129.124; envelope-from=armbru@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org John Snow writes: > Python 3.6 was EOL 2021-12-31. Newer versions of upstream libraries have > been dropping support for this version and it is becoming more > cumbersome to support. Avocado-framework and qemu.qmp each have their > own reasons for wanting to drop Python 3.6, but won't until QEMU does. I'd prefer more thorough rationale. I can dig it out of v2's review if you like. Might be best to wait for the rebase on Paolo's work, so we know the context. > Versions of Python available in our supported build platforms as of today, > with optional versions available in parentheses: > > openSUSE Leap 15.4: 3.6.15 (3.9.10, 3.10.2) > CentOS Stream 8: 3.6.8 (3.8.13, 3.9.16) > CentOS Stream 9: 3.9.13 > Fedora 36: 3.10 > Fedora 37: 3.11 > Debian 11: 3.9.2 > Alpine 3.14, 3.15: 3.9.16 > Alpine 3.16, 3.17: 3.10.10 > Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: 3.8.10 > Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: 3.10.4 > NetBSD 9.3: 3.9.13* > FreeBSD 12.4: 3.9.16 > FreeBSD 13.1: 3.9.16 > OpenBSD 7.2: 3.9.16 > > Note: Our VM tests install 3.7 specifically for freebsd and netbsd; the > default for "python" or "python3" in FreeBSD is 3.9.16. NetBSD does not > appear to have a default meta-package, but offers several options, the > lowest of which is 3.7.15. "python39" appears to be a pre-requisite to > one of the other packages we request in tests/vm/netbsd. > > Since it is safe under our supported platform policy, bump our minimum > supported version of Python to 3.7. > > Signed-off-by: John Snow