Python 3.11 for bookworm?
Dear Python Team
Looking at the current state of the 'adding Python 3.11 as a supported
version' transition [1], the tracker [2] shows only 12 red packages
(excluding unknowns and packages not in testing) remaining, copied
below for reference.
We believe all FTBFS and autopkgtest regression bugs have already been
filed and tagged.
The current state of bugs tagged 'python3.11' [3] is 116 resolved and
49 still open. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to fixing
these, and especially to the organizers of the recent Python sprint
[4].
As this transition is non-blocking (i.e. uploaded packages are able to
migrate ahead of python3-defaults), we could wait for the remaining
bugs to be fixed, or for auto-removal to take its course. However,
with the bookworm transition freeze only one month away [5], we'd like
to hear from the Python Team within the next week whether they wish to
proceed with Python 3.11 being the only supported version for bookworm
(in which case we will allow python3-defaults to migrate right now)
or, revert the changes in python3-defaults and have Python 3.10 as the
only supported version for bookworm.
Should it be the former, we'd like an undertaking from the Python Team
that they will help resolve the remaining bugs against key packages
[6], as these cannot easily be avoided by manual or auto-removals.
On behalf of the Release Team
Graham
[1] https://bugs.debian.org/1021984
[2] https://release.debian.org/transitions/html/python3.11-add.html
[3] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=python3.11&users=debian-python@lists.debian.org
[4] https://veronneau.org/debian-python-team-2022-sprint-report.html
[5] https://release.debian.org/bookworm/freeze_policy.html
[6] https://udd.debian.org/bugs/?release=bookworm&merged=ign&fnewerval=7&flastmodval=7&fusertag=only&fusertagtag=python3.11&fusertaguser=debian-python%40lists.debian.org&rc=1&ckeypackage=1&sortby=id&sorto=asc&format=html#results
Dependency level 2
omniorb-dfsg
python-pgmagick
pythonmagick
xdmf
Dependency level 7
boost1.74
guiqwt
python-line-profiler
python-xmlsec
Dependency level 8
cypari2
renpy
Dependency level 10
pybdsf
Dependency level 13
sunpy
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