The python34 package will be retired without replacement from Fedora 33. Python 3.4 has been End of Life since March 2019 and was kept around only to test software targeting EPEL 6 and Debian 8 “Jessie”. The removal is aligned with EPEL 6 EOL and happens after the EOL of Debian 8.
python34
Metadata Update from @bcotton: - Issue untagged with: system wide change - Issue tagged with: self contained change
This is my change but I don't consider it controversial, hence I shamelessly +1.
+1
I found it quite useful at times to have those old versions of python to check behaviour and syntax and such other details, but I understand why you don't want to maintain them.
For such cases, one can podman to an old Fedora:
$ podman run -ti fedora:23 /usr/bin/python3 Trying to pull docker.io/library/fedora:23... Getting image source signatures Copying blob 14707640923f done Copying config 60ba3309be done Writing manifest to image destination Storing signatures Python 3.4.3 (default, Jun 13 2016, 16:33:53) [GCC 5.3.1 20160406 (Red Hat 5.3.1-6)] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>
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Metadata Update from @churchyard: - Issue tagged with: pending announcement
Announced:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/YTAJD4KTW67JPNN4BG654BZYF6AGOKBP/
Metadata Update from @decathorpe: - Issue close_status updated to: Accepted - Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
Metadata Update from @bcotton: - Issue untagged with: F33 - Issue set to the milestone: Fedora 33
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