Dropping Python 2.7 runtime support in 1.16.0 instead of 1.17.0

[Eric Arellano]

Hello all,

In the 1.15.0.dev4 release email, we stated that Pants 1.17.0 would be the last version to support running Pants with Python 2.7.

However, we realized per our deprecation policy that 1.16.0 should be the last version to support Python 2.7. This gives users 1.15.0 and 1.16.0 to make the upgrade to Python 3.

Would anyone object to this change, given that it contradicts what we previously communicated?

To reiterate, you do not need to change any of your own code for this upgrade. This change only means that you must have a Python 3.6 or 3.7 interpreter discoverable everywhere you use Pants.

Thanks,

Eric Arellano

[Stu Hood]

The adjusted timeline is fine for twitter. Thanks for confirming!

 

To reiterate, you do not need to change any of your own code for this upgrade. This change only means that you must have a Python 3.6 or 3.7 interpreter discoverable everywhere you use Pants.

One clarification here. If you have "loose source" plugins in your repo (as described here: https://www.pantsbuild.org/howto_plugin.html), those _will_ need to be updated to support python >=3.6 before python 2 support is removed.

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@stuhood

[Mateo Rodriguez]

Fine for us at Foursquare as well

[Benjy Weinberger]

Fine for us.