On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 5:20 AM Darshit Shah <dar...@gnu.org> wrote: > > On 8/21/20 10:57 AM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 4:45 AM Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Jeffrey, > >> > >>> I'm testing Wget2. I believe it uses Gnulib from master. > >>> > >>> Older Python does not respond to 'python --version': > >>> > >>> Unknown option: -- > >>> usage: python [option] ... [-c cmd | file | -] [arg] ... > >>> Try `python -h' for more information. > >>> ./bootstrap: Error: 'python' not found > >>> > >>> 'python -V' produces expected error messages, but it requires a patch > >>> of bootstrap: > >>> > >>> ./bootstrap: Error: 'python' version == Python 2.3.4 is too old > >>> ./bootstrap: 'python' version >= 2 is required > >>> ./bootstrap: Please install the prerequisite programs > >> > >> I don't think there are many users in the same situation than you. > >> Reason: Most distros have been shipping Python 2.7.x (minimum) for a > >> long time [1]. > >> > >> Also, Python 3 can be assumed from next year on, since Python 2 is > >> end-of-life this year [2]. > > > > I don't think so. Fiat is a lazy developer practice, and it does not > > reflect real life. For example Microsoft claims Windows 7 is dead but > > it still has 28% market share. > > > I would very much disagree. Python 2.x has been in a deprecated state > for years now. Not upgrading your systems with ample warning given is on > the system maintainer. ...
But that's the point... The market decides, not developers. Developer fiats mean nothing. I would be very surprised to see Ubuntu 16 and Ubuntu 18 drop Python2 support from their LTS's next year. Jeff
