Ansible python3 default

Summary

Ansible started out as a python2 only application, but in recent years a large amount of work has gone into porting things to python3. Last year, the Fedora ansible package started shipping a ansible-python3 allowing users to switch to python3 on the control host easily if they wished, but left the default as python2. Now in Fedora 29, the default will be switched and the python3 version will be the only version shipped.

Owner

Name: Kevin Fenzi
Email: kevin@scrye.com
Release notes owner:

Current status

Targeted release: Fedora 29
Last updated: 2018-04-09
Tracker bug: #1565026
Release Notes tracking: #136

Detailed Description

The Fedora ansible package will be changed to default to python3 with the 'ansible' package. Note that this change is on the control host, you can control what python is used on target hosts via your inventory. You may continue to use python2 there, or use python3 as your target hosts require.

Benefit to Fedora

Less python2 usage in the world, along with using the version of python that upstream is preferring.

Scope

Proposal owners: Modify ansible package (already done)

Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release engineering: #releng-7414 (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed)
- List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)