Roadmap for Python in Jessie
This page captures things we would like to do for Python in Jessie.
TBD: details!
Python 2.6 removal
CPython developers will cease providing security support to Python 2.6 in October 2013.
Python 2.6 is no longer a supported version for Jessie
LucaFalavigna volunteered to assist the removal process.
python-central removal
python-central has been deprecated
LucaFalavigna volunteered to provide patches/non-maintainer uploads
dh_python removal
- Once all packages are fixed, a bug against debhelper should be filed asking to drop dh_python
- dh_python-is-obsolete lintian tag can go as well
python-support transition
python-support has been deprecated, but it is still widely used
- Transition bugs should be filed for packages (build-)depending on python-support
- Maintainers willing to use python-support should tag bugs as wontfix
- UDD script should highlight packages with wontfix bugs
- Maintainers willing to use python-support should tag bugs as wontfix
pybuild
multi-arch support
Python 3.4 support
More Python 3 support for packages
unittests and DEP 8