How long will the original App Engine SDK (Python 2.7) be supported?

[Mark Summerfield]

Python 2.7 reaches end of life in 2020. Will the original App Engine SDK which uses Python 2.7 also end then?

Given that the Python 3.7 gcloud-based APIs are very different and fewer making it much harder to upgrade, maybe I won't be the only one who'd find it a lot easier to keep going with the old and original?

[Vitaly Bogomolov]

Hi, Mark

If Google declare GAE Standard Python 2.7 as immutable (no development and improvement) and available in long term, I will start my new GAE projects at this platform with pleasure.

WBR, Vitaly

[George (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hello Mark, 

Your concerns are fully justified, and, in fact, shared by quite a few developers. You needn't fear for the Python 2.7 apps already deployed. 2020 is not as critical a date as may appear at first sight. Python 2.7 will get support for the benefit of existing Google App Engine (GAE) customers using Python 2.7 well beyond this date. 

Everyone is equally aware of difficulties faced by those who migrate a Python 2.7 GAE application to the 3.x series. Quite a few tools and infrastructure adjustments will facilitate this task, so developers should not feel too concerned. A smooth transition is in everyone's interest. 

[Mark Summerfield]

Thank you! That is a huge worry off my shoulders:-)