File size: 3,991 Bytes
065fee7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131

Development Notes
=================

Python Versions
---------------

These are notes to myself for things to review before decommissioning EoL versions of Python.


### Python

**Python 3.7:**

- EoL as of 2023-06-27.

**Python 3.8:**

- Becomes EoL in 2024-10.

References:

- [Status of Python Versions](https://devguide.python.org/versions/)


### Linux

Review the following Linux distributions.

**CentOS:**

- TODO

**Debian:**

- Goal:
	- Support stable release.
- Debian 12 "Bookworm":
	- Current stable release as of 2023-09-06.
	- EoL date TBD.
	- Uses Python 3.11.
- References:
	- [Debian Releases](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases)
	- Package: [python3](https://packages.debian.org/stable/python3)
	- Package: [python3-pathspec](https://packages.debian.org/stable/python3-pathspec)

**Fedora:**

- Goal:
	- Support oldest supported release.
- Fedora 37:
	- Oldest supported release as of 2023-09-06.
	- Becomes EoL on 2023-11-14.
	- Uses Python 3.11.
- References:
	- [End of Life Releases
](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/eol/)
	- [Fedora Linux 39 Schedule: Key
](https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-39/f-39-key-tasks.html)
	- [Python](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f37/release-notes/developers/Development_Python/)
	- Package: [python-pathspec](https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/python-pathspec)

**Gentoo:**

- Uses Python 3.10+.
- References:
	- Package: [pathspec](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/dev-python/pathspec)

**RHEL via Fedora EPEL:**

- Goal:
	- Support oldest release with recent version of *python-pathspec* package.
- RHEL 9:
	- Oldest release with recent version of *python-pathspec* package (v0.10.1 from 2022-09-02; as of 2023-09-07).
	- Ends full support on 2027-05-31.
	- Uses Python 3.9.
- References:
	- [Chapter 1. Introduction to Python](https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/installing_and_using_dynamic_programming_languages/assembly_introduction-to-python_installing-and-using-dynamic-programming-languages#con_python-versions_assembly_introduction-to-python)
	- Package: [python-pathspec](https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/python-pathspec)

**Ubuntu:**

- Goal:
	- Support oldest LTS release in standard support.
- Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal Fossa":
	- Oldest LTS release in standard support as of 2023-09-06.
	- Ends standard support in 2025-04.
	- Package is outdated (v0.7.0 from 2019-12-27; as of 2023-09-06).
	- Uses Python 3.8.
- Ubuntu 22.04 "Jammy Jellyfish":
	- Latest LTS release as of 2023-09-06.
	- Ends standard support in 2027-04.
	- Package is outdated (v0.9.0 from 2021-07-17; as of 2023-09-06).
	- Uses Python 3.10.
- References:
	- [Releases](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases)
	- Package: [python3](https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/python3) (focal)
	- Package: [python3](https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/python3) (jammy)
	- Package: [python3-pathspec](https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/python3-pathspec) (focal)
	- Package: [python3-pathspec](https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/python3-pathspec) (jammy)


### PyPI

Review the following PyPI packages.

[ansible-lint](https://pypi.org/project/ansible-lint/)

- v6.19.0 (latest as of 2023-09-06) requires Python 3.9+.
- [ansible-lint on Wheelodex](https://www.wheelodex.org/projects/ansible-lint/).

[black](https://pypi.org/project/black/)

- v23.7.0 (latest as of 2023-09-06) requires Python 3.8+.
- [black on Wheelodex](https://www.wheelodex.org/projects/black/).

[dvc](https://github.com/iterative/dvc)

- v3.23.0 (latest as of 2023-09-30) requires Python 3.8+.
- [dvc on Wheelodex](https://www.wheelodex.org/projects/dvc/).

[hatchling](https://pypi.org/project/hatchling/)

- v1.18.0 (latest as of 2023-09-06) requires Python 3.8+.
- [hatchling on Wheelodex](https://www.wheelodex.org/projects/hatchling/).

[yamllint](https://pypi.org/project/yamllint/)

- v1.33.0 (latest as of 2023-12-09) requires Python 3.8+.
- [yamllint on Wheelodex](https://www.wheelodex.org/projects/yamllint/).