[Remove] python2 (banished)

[micwoj92]

Link to the package(s) in the AUR

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python2

Utility this package has for you

There are still some tools that require python2 as dependency.

Do you consider the package(s) to be useful for every Chaotic-AUR user?

No, but for a few.

Do you consider the package to be useful for feature testing/preview?

• Yes

Have you tested if the package builds in a clean chroot?

• Yes

Does the package's license allow redistributing it?

YES!

Have you searched the issues to ensure this request is unique?

• YES!

Have you read the README to ensure this package is not banned?

• YES!

More information

There are quite a few python2 packages in chaotic aur already.

[Technetium1]

We have come to the conclusion that we shouldn't go out of our way to fix this, and that it's time to remove related packages from Chaotic. I'll link them all in a commit that closes this issue later so that people are notified of the removal. I'm also adding it to the list of rejected packages.

[somebody1234]

it'd be nice if python2 is added, since things like renpy (unfortunately) still use python2 quite widely

[somebody1234]

... but i guess python2-bin is a thing and that's good enough

[micwoj92]

python2-bin is just a repackage of manually built python on some random dude's machine, so do what you want with it, but it would be much better to have something more trustworthy.

[Technetium1]

Well it won't be updated, so best to build it on your own machine as a one-off then.

[SolarAquarion]

archlinuxcn/repo@a136f3e python2 is in archlinuxcn

[dr460nf1r3]

Found yet another one, https://builds.garudalinux.org/repos/chaotic-aur/logs/filtered/dep-not-in-repo/joplin.log
Edit: aaand another one! https://builds.garudalinux.org/repos/chaotic-aur/logs/filtered/dep-not-in-repo/lib32-gstreamer0.10.log

[Technetium1]

@dr460nf1r3 https://github.com/chaotic-aur/pkgbuild-joplin can be deleted now, I don't have such power :)

[dr460nf1r3]

@dr460nf1r3 chaotic-aur/pkgbuild-joplin can be deleted now, I don't have such power :)

Done! :)

[nyabinary]

Should this be an issue? Since it's not going be added for a valid reason.

[dr460nf1r3]

Issues are for all kind of requests or things that need to be done. In this case we decided to not support any kind of packages depending on Python 2 since it's no longer getting updates, therefore we need to track the progress somehow :)

[Technetium1]

I'll unpin and close it once I'm certain everything related to Python 2 is gone.

[a51kot]

@Technetium1 i-ve actually found a way to play with python2

• i-ve removed the check rocess (it demanads internet)
• • im compiling on obs (de iure its a clean cheroot env) ... but obs AINT has internet...
• if u-ve internet u could run the check step / if not.. it WORKS without it

https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:Area51Kacz:branches:home:ungoogled_chromium:testing/python2

[Technetium1]

@a51kot it's not just a matter of it not compiling for Chaotic, it's a matter of it being fully deprecated. I definitely do recommend compiling it yourself instead of using the -bin version, which is compiled by a random person here: https://github.com/VanillaBase1lb/python2-bin-aur

In my case, I do unfortunately still have to use it for a couple programs. I built it in a clean chroot, and it's working fine, and passing all the tests as well, with internet access.

[juxuanu]

It doesn't pass all the tests if you have zlib-ng instead of zlib.

[xiota]

Reasonably sure there are no remaining python2 packages.

Created a python2 metapackage and pactree -rs python2 listed no other packages.

[dr460nf1r3]

That explains the things I saw in the deploy log. I was like "wtf, python2 back?" at first 😂 good idea to verify if like that.