Re: Removing PL/Python2 from PostgreSQL 13 - Mailing list pgsql-pkg-yum

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Removing PL/Python2 from PostgreSQL 13
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Msg-id ec69268d-122f-b6eb-d849-e9c7ed426a49@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Removing PL/Python2 from PostgreSQL 13  (Devrim Gündüz <devrim@gunduz.org>)
Responses Re: Removing PL/Python2 from PostgreSQL 13  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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On 2020-05-20 18:16, Devrim Gündüz wrote:
> Given that we started breaking things, what about removing PL/Python2
> support from the RPMs?
> 
> All major distros (including RHEL 7 have PY3 support, and I think it is
> a good idea to stop support from packaging side as well. People who
> want to upgrade will also need to finish porting to PY3.

ISTM that as long as distros ship Python 2, PostgreSQL can support it. 
We don't necessarily want to give people more reasons to hesitate to 
upgrade to PostgreSQL 13.

It might make sense to get rid of Python 2 in general, but it should be 
independent of PostgreSQL 13.

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Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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