Announce Python / PostgreSQL deprecation policies #9085
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Fixes matrix-org#8782 [skip ci] Signed-off-by: Dan Callahan <[email protected]>
| Ending Support for Python 3.5 and Postgres 9.5 | ||
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Should this be above the rc1 release notes and get put into the 1.25.0 release notes?
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| * We will end support for Python 3.6 and PostgreSQL 9.6 near the end of the year. | ||
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| The https://endoflife.date/ website has convenient summaries of the support schedules for projects like [Python](https://endoflife.date/python) and [PostgreSQL](https://endoflife.date/postgresql). |
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I blame @ShadowJonathan 🙂 It is really well presented.
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| * This is the last release which supports Python 3.5. |
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If this is correct, I think we need to call out the fact that it means we will no longer provide debs for stretch and xenial more explicitly.
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it's also not really what was said on #8782.
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Is 74a3959 better?
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This does extend the transition period a bit from what #8782 proposed, but has less nuance to its messaging.
I'm trying to strike a balance between "oh hey they're serious" and "we've still got time."
I think that's important because, if we're honest with ourselves, we're in that world right now. Python 3.5 is unsupported, and we don't have the spare capacity to backport fixes as our dependencies drop support.
This has happened at least a few times in the past two months (PySAML, PyJWT). And now that they've broken compatibility, if their next update resolves a serious vulnerability, we're in for a lot of completely preventable pain.
Signed-off-by: Dan Callahan <[email protected]>
Fixes #8782
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