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TBD This page captures things we would like to do for Python in Jessie.

== python-support transition ==
 * python-support [[http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/python-support/news/20110627T204800Z.html|has been deprecated]], but it is still widely used
 * [[http://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/python_helpers.cgi|Packages (build-)depending on python-support]]
 * [[http://lintian.debian.org/tags/dh_pysupport-is-obsolete.html|Lintian tag]]

== python3.2 and python3.3 removal ==
 * Transition to python3.4 as default complete
 * Removal requested (DebianBug:720741) for python3.3.

== pybuild ==
 * dh-python with pybuild is in Jessie

== multi-arch support ==

== Python 3.4 support ==
 * Python 3.4 is the default and only Python 3 version in Jessie.

== More Python 3 support for packages ==
 * Lots of new packages with Python 3 support added, including Zope packages.

== unittests and DEP 8 ==

== non-distutils based helpers ==


= Completed tasks =

== Python 2.6 removal ==
 * CPython developers will cease providing security support to Python 2.6 [[http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0361|in October 2013]].
 * Python 2.6 is [[http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/python-defaults/news/20130506T011837Z.html|no longer a supported version]] for Jessie.
 * Removal requested (DebianBug:714116).
 * [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=debian-python@lists.debian.org;tag=python2.6-removal|Outstanding issues]].

== python-central removal ==
 * python-central [[http://packages.qa.debian.org/p/python-central/news/20110414T151021Z.html|has been deprecated]]
 * [[http://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/python_helpers.cgi|Packages (build-)depending on python-central]]
 * [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=pycentral-deprecation;users=debian-python@lists.debian.org|Transition bugs]]
 * Removal requested (DebianBug:717091).

== dh_python removal ==

 * [[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=dhpython-deprecation;users=debian-python@lists.debian.org|Deprecation bugs]]
 * Removal requested (DebianBug:717374).
 * dh-python-is-obsolete lintian tag has been requested to be removed (DebianBug:720337).

Roadmap for Python in Jessie

This page captures things we would like to do for Python in Jessie.

python-support transition

python3.2 and python3.3 removal

  • Transition to python3.4 as default complete
  • Removal requested (720741) for python3.3.

pybuild

  • dh-python with pybuild is in Jessie

multi-arch support

Python 3.4 support

  • Python 3.4 is the default and only Python 3 version in Jessie.

More Python 3 support for packages

  • Lots of new packages with Python 3 support added, including Zope packages.

unittests and DEP 8

non-distutils based helpers

Completed tasks

Python 2.6 removal

python-central removal

dh_python removal