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End Support for Python 2.7 #717
Description
Python 2.7 usage has dropped significantly over the last 6-9 months, and over the last 3 months makes up less than 2% of downloads. At this point I think it is worth dropping support and allowing new features as well as some cleanup.
Current Python 2.7 users would be able to continue to use v0.12.x and earlier, and patches could be added to the v0.12.x release series if absolutely necessary.
If you have concerns (or support), please voice them here.
Data
2021-08-01 - 2021-10-31
| category | percent | downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 96.57% | 77,679,427 |
| 2 | 1.98% | 1,596,557 |
| null | 1.45% | 1,165,008 |
| Total | 80,440,992 |
2021-10-01 - 2021-10-31
| category | percent | downloads |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 97.39% | 30,050,858 |
| null | 1.30% | 402,541 |
| 2 | 1.30% | 401,660 |
| Total | 30,855,059 |
Compiled from
pypistats python_major prometheus_client
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roidelapluie commentedon Nov 1, 2021
Will we be able to mark is as not supporting 2.7, and will 2.7 users still be able to keep using the last version?
csmarchbanks commentedon Nov 1, 2021
Yes, for example users of Python 2.6 are currently still able to use https://pypi.org/project/prometheus-client/0.9.0/, but https://pypi.org/project/prometheus-client/0.10.0/ requires Python>=2.7.
roidelapluie commentedon Nov 1, 2021
I do not have specific concerns then, dropping 2.7 sounds good to me.