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Just a reminder, discussion for this is going to start in #openstack-tc  channel in another 5 min. 

-gmann


 ---- On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:18:03 -0500 Ghanshyam Mann <gmann at ghanshyammann.com> wrote ----
 > Hello Everyone,
 > 
 > Python 2.7 is going to retire in Jan 2020 [1] and we planned to drop the python 2 support from OpenStack
 > during the start of the Ussuri cycle[2].
 > 
 > Time has come now to start the planning on dropping the Python2. It needs to be coordinated among various
 > Projects, libraries, vendors driver, third party CI and testing frameworks.  
 > 
 > * Preparation for the Plan & Schedule:
 > 
 > Etherpad: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/drop-python2-support
 > 
 > We discussed it in TC to come up with the plan, execute it smoothly and avoid breaking any dependent projects.
 > I have prepared an etherpad[3](mentioned above also) to capture all the points related to this topic and most importantly
 > the draft schedule about who can drop the support and when. The schedule is in the draft state and not final yet. 
 > The most important points are if you are dropping the support then all your consumers (OpenStack Projects, Vendors drivers etc)
 > are ready for that. For example, oslo, os-bricks, client lib, testing framework projects will keep the python2 support until we make
 > sure all the consumers of those projects do not require py2 support. If anyone require then how long they can support py2. 
 > These libraries, testing frameworks will be the last one to drop py2.
 > 
 > We have planned to have a dedicated discussion in TC office hours on the 24th Thursday  #openstack-tc channel. We will
 > discuss what all need to be done and the schedules.  
 > 
 > You do not have to drop it immediately and keep eyes on this ML thread till we get the consensus on the
 > community-level plan and schedule. 
 > 
 > Meanwhile, you can always start pre-planning for your projects, for example, stephenfin has started for Nova[4] to
 > migrate the third party CI etc. Cinder has coordinated with all vendor drivers & their CI to migrate from py2 to py3.
 > 
 > * Projects want to keep the py2 support?
 > There is no mandate that projects have to drop the py2 support right now. If you want to keep the support then key things
 > to discuss are what all you need and does all your dependent projects/libs provide the support of py2. This is something needs to be
 > discussed case by case. If any project wants to keep the support, add that in the etherpad with a brief reason which will
 > be helpful to discuss the need and feasibility. 
 > 
 > Feel free to provide feedback or add the missing point on the etherpad. Do not forget to attend the 24th Oct 2019, TC
 > office hour on Thursday at 1500 UTC in #openstack-tc.
 >  
 > 
 > [1] https://pythonclock.org/
 > [2] https://governance.openstack.org/tc/resolutions/20180529-python2-deprecation-timeline.html
 > [3] https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/drop-python2-support
 > [4] http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-discuss/2019-October/010109.html
 > 
 > -gmann
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >