Re:Python 2.7 Countdown
by cesarb on Sunday January 07, 2018 @12:53PM
(#16091759)
I expect RedHat to continue to support Python 2.7 for as long as major RHEL versions which came with are still under support.
I also expect major RHEL versions released after Python 2.7 is EOL to not come with Python 2.7 anymore.
That is, if RHEL 8 is released before the Python 2.7 EOL, and RHEL 9 is released after the Python 2.7 EOL, I expect RHEL 8 to come with both Python 2.7 and Python 3, with RedHat supporting both until RHEL 8 support ends, but RHEL 9 to come with only Python 3; so once RHEL 8 dies, RedHat has no reason to support Python 2.7 anymore.
I also expect major RHEL versions released after Python 2.7 is EOL to not come with Python 2.7 anymore.
That is, if RHEL 8 is released before the Python 2.7 EOL, and RHEL 9 is released after the Python 2.7 EOL, I expect RHEL 8 to come with both Python 2.7 and Python 3, with RedHat supporting both until RHEL 8 support ends, but RHEL 9 to come with only Python 3; so once RHEL 8 dies, RedHat has no reason to support Python 2.7 anymore.