debian 11 and python 2.7 removal?

[delina]

How long till debian 2.7 is removed from debian 11. I wanted to install it but dont want the python that went end of life jan 1. on the install.

[arochester]

There is no Debian 11 yet, we're only up to 10.

The current issue of Python is 2.17.16-1 which was issued last year.

[delina]

debian 11 is under developent and testing at the moment. But january 1 2000 was end of life on python 2.7 yet the developers have not removed it from the testing builds. Fedora susie both have removed it. I was hoping debian would.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Ask on the mailing lists, the Debian developers don't visit here.

[anticapitalista]

By the time Debian 11 is released ie as stable, I'm sure python2 will have been removed.
Come back in 2 years time.

[delina]

on debian 10 they upgraded the python a tiny bit so it not expired for a few months. I hope they means they are working on it.

[paxmark1]

If you are in testing - nice page to bookmark
https://release.debian.org/transitions/

Presently at the end of ongoing transitions - 0%
https://release.debian.org/transitions/ ... n2-rm.html

[delina]

Debian 10.2 seems to be on python 3 now but if you use gnome but some other desktops will make python 2.7 take over. its a real pain now with both fighting to control the machine. I wish they just take 2 out of the repository and force people to manualy install it if they need it. I wanted to get my machine all to 3 but installnig 1 app that needed 2 accidently and it was over.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

I wanted to get my machine all to 3 but installnig 1 app that needed 2 accidently and it was over.

What on Earth are you talking about?

Python 2 and Python 3 are co-installable in Debian buster:

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empty@E485:~ $ apt policy python{2,3}
python2:
  Installed: 2.7.16-1
  Candidate: 2.7.16-1
  Version table:
 *** 2.7.16-1 500
        500 https://cdn-aws.deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
python3:
  Installed: 3.7.3-1
  Candidate: 3.7.3-1
  Version table:
 *** 3.7.3-1 500
        500 https://cdn-aws.deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
empty@E485:~ $