Re: Debian bugtracking system Bug#931659: transition: rm python2

On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 07:03:06PM -0600, Charles Cazabon wrote:
> dmacdoug <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > It's not comletely clear to me whether python 2.7 binary or source packages
> > will be available from debian mirrors or not but it looks like probably not.
> 
> Yes, it will be a pain for users.  If they're not up to building Python
> themselves (and I wouldn't blame them; getting Python built with SSL/TLS
> support can be tricky), they can always use something like the Python
> AppImages.
> 
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://python-appimage.readthedocs.io/en/latest/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!q2c19Wxv1fQQGN82cZ4hVPURnbr97bw-apJgJ_XjQhsNBTHv1pY8NyQXstMcRTnrbPUbBWklS1UfrnrXNKw$ 
> 
> Otherwise, the "dead snakes" repo will continue to provide older Python
> versions in a Debian-compatible repository.

Thanks Charles, two good things to know about that I wasn't aware of.

DWM