Python support policy

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Richard!

On Wed, 2 Sep 2020 19:29:15 -0500
Richard Laager via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> Let me start over now that I've reviewed the specifics of the NTPsec
> scripts and build system again:
> 
> We are currently using "#!/usr/bin/env python" in all the scripts,

Which is what the PEP preferred, until the Python people gave up
fighting a certain unnamed distro's people.

> and
> waf uses the same. The minimum to do to drop Python 2 is:
> 
> 1. Change waf's shebang:
>      -#!/usr/bin/env python
>      +#!/usr/bin/env python3

Uh, no.  That breaks Gentoo eselect.  Many other distros prefer not
either.  You can't just look at the problem through the lens of your
distro.

> 2. Change the other scripts the same way.
> 
> 3. Update the docs and CI accordingly.

The last gpsd release made it a replaceable variable because every
distro wanted it different.

>   A. Change the Python shebangs to:
>        #!@PYTHON@

You realize that the POSIX doc says a pace after "#!", but so many do it
wrong they accept that variant.

> Option A is trivial. I could have that patch done in 10 minutes.

Which would mirror gpsd, and make many packagers happy.

RGDS
GARY
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