Using Python 2
Steve D'Aprano
steve+python at pearwood.info
Fri Sep 8 10:45:05 EDT 2017
On Fri, 8 Sep 2017 08:40 pm, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Leam Hall <leamhall at gmail.com>:
>> However, those millions of servers are running Python 2.6 and a
>> smaller number running 2.7. At least in the US market since Red Hat
>> Enterprise Linux and its derivatives run 2.6.6 (RHEL 6) or 2.7.5 (RHEL
>> 7). Not sure what Python SuSE uses but they seem to have a fairly
>> large European footprint. RHEL 7 goes out the active support door (End
>> of Production Phase 3) mid-2024.
>
> Ok, the owners of those millions of servers have a problem in their
> hands.
>
> What you are saying is that there will be a bonanza next year for Python
> 2-to-3 consultants. It will also involve a forced upgrade to RHEL 8
> (which is nowhere in sight yet).
Next year is 2018, not 2024. And there's always the possibility of paying Red
Hat for extended support.
(By the way, RHEL 6 goes out of Production Phase 3 in 2020.)
--
Steve
“Cheer up,” they said, “things could be worse.” So I cheered up, and sure
enough, things got worse.
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