| Title | Deprecate Python 2.7 and vs2008 |
| Status | Accepted |
| Author(s) | Matthew R. Becker <becker.mr@gmail.com> |
| Created | Mar 9, 2020 |
| Updated | Mar 16, 2020 |
| Discussion | NA |
| Implementation | conda-forge/conda-forge-pinning-feedstock#491 conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io#999 conda-forge/conda-forge-webservices#345 conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io#1004 conda-forge/admin-migrations#17 conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io#1008 |
Python 2.7 is officially deprecated. conda-forge will follow suit.
Python 2.7 has been officially deprecated by the upstream developers and Anaconda Inc. Further, vs2008, used to build Python 2.7, is not supported on Azure. Thus we will remove vs2008 in this CFEP as well.
- We will remove Python 2.7 from the global pinnings.
- We will post a notice in the documentation that Python 2.7 is deprecated.
- We will provide an admin command that will add back Python 2.7 to any repo on an opt-in basis.
- We will provide no ongoing support for Python 2.7 builds and any builds are provided on an "as-is" basis.
- We will remove vs2008 as a compiler in conjunction with the deprecation of Python 2.7.
- We will add a
cf202003label to all packages in main.
See the discussion on issue #20. A migration to drop Python 2.7 would be time-consuming and is not formally needed. Thus I left it out of this CFEP.
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