Features/Python 2.7

Python 2.7

Summary

Update the system Python 2 stack in Fedora from 2.6 to 2.7

Owner

• Name: Dave Malcolm

• Email: <dmalcolm@redhat.com>

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 14
• Last updated: 2010-06-22
• Percentage of completion: 0%

Detailed Description

Python 2.7 beta 2 was released on 2010-05-08

Upstream release schedule for 2.7 currently has 2.7 final release planned 2010-07-03

This will require a rebuild of everything with Requires: python(abi) = 2.6. See Mass_Rebuild_SOP for how we do a full rebuild of everything - hopefully we can adapt the scripts there to accomplish the rebuild needed for Python 2.7.

Benefit to Fedora

Fedora aims to showcase the latest in free and open source software - we should have the most recent release of Python.

Scope

Python is pervasive in Fedora. Everything from yum to system-config-* to anaconda to pungi is written in Python.

How To Test

Interested testers do not need special hardware. If you have a favorite Python script, module, or application, please test it with Python 2.7 and verify that it still works as you expect.

My own test plan:

• Smoketest of the interpreter
• Run the upstream regression test suite
• Ensure that yum still works
• Ensure that anaconda still works

User Experience

Users should not notice any difference, other than the availability of the 2.7 interpreter

Dependencies

(list too large to include here)

TODO: generate a list of the dependent packages

Contingency Plan

• There is none. This is do-or-die.

Documentation

What’s New in Python 2.7

Release Notes

The system Python 2 stack has been upgraded to 2.7. For a list of changes see http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.7.html

Comments and Discussion

• See Talk:Features/Python_2.7