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Drop Python 2 support
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Description
I would suggest dropping Python 2 support in the next release of the Python-Extension. Python 2.7 is now end-of-life for almost 3 years, and practically all scientific packages has dropped support for Python 2. It will make maintenance, packaging and testing easier.
The next minimum supported (and tested) Python version could be Python 3.6 or 3.7. NEP 29, the NumPy version support policy, even suggests bumping directly to 3.8+, so that could also be an option. I think it's not much effort to support 3.6 and 3.7 for some time also however.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the issue and the linked NEP 29 guidance; no files, tests, or entry points are named. Confirm with maintainers whether Python 3.6, 3.7, or 3.8 is the new minimum, then identify the packaging and testing changes required so the chosen baseline is consistently supported and Python 2 is no longer supported.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100