Re: Python 3.6 (and more?) removal

Marco Atzeri via Cygwin-apps <[email protected]> Sun, 4 Jan 2026 22:27:45 +0100
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On 04/01/2026 22:03, Jon Turney via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> On 01/04/2024 16:22, Jon Turney via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>> On 24/03/2024 17:46, Jon Turney via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>>> On 24/03/2024 17:31, Marco Atzeri via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>>>> On 24/03/2024 15:07, Jon Turney wrote:
>>>>> On 24/09/2023 13:32, Jon Turney via Cygwin-apps wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume you are OK with the removal of python 3.5 (EOL Sept 2020) 
>>>>> and 3.6 (EOL Dec 2021)?
>>>>>
>>>>> (I'm still dealing with cleaning up the final pieces of python27 
>>>>> detritus, but these should hopefully be much smaller tasks)
>>>>
>>>> nothing should depend from 3.5
>>>> not sure for 3.6
>>>

> Marco,
> 
> Well, I managed to reduce that list a bit before I forgot all about 
> that, but it still has a fair amount of stuff on it.
> 
> Probably time to move on doing the same for later python versions. I 
> guess to start with I'll make python36 unavailable for new 
> installations. Maybe also 37? and 38? If you think that's a good idea?
> 
> That might also help identify if there's anything on that list that's 
> actually being used.

Hi Jon,

I am focusing only on 39 and 312

There are already several modules that are only for 3.10 and higher

Regards
Marco