[21.05] Python release Items

[jonringer]

@FRidh

Should we bump the python package sets to python3.8 and 3.9?

Would you like to do another python-unstable round before ZHF?

Is there any additional work needed for the 21.05 release in regards to python?

[FRidh]

Should we bump the python package sets to python3.8 and 3.9?

Yes, major updates are still needed. Its just a lot of work again. Core packages such as sphinx and security issue prone packages such as requests need to be updated.

Is there any additional work needed for the 21.05 release in regards to python?

Then, in order of importance:

1. The default interpreter needs to be changed to 3.9. Now that astroid has been updated to 2.5.0 on staging, I think that will work out.
2. Get rid of python setup.py test wherever that is used, because support for it was removed from setuptools.
3. Make pyproject the default format.

[SuperSandro2000]

Make pyproject the default format.

Wouldn't that break most packages that did not convert yet?

[NomisIV]

Would it be a good idea to make sure the python packages are somewhat up to date? I came across flask-jwt-extended, which has gotten a new release, and I see it unlikely all other python packages are up to date. I'm quite new to NixOS, but this would be easy enough for me I think

[jonringer]

Would it be a good idea to make sure the python packages are somewhat up to date?

python-unstable is a branch that we usually force update all python packages, and try to then stabilize.

[fabaff]

I came across flask-jwt-extended, which has gotten a new release, and I see it unlikely all other python packages are up to date.

No, they aren't all up-to-date unfortunately.

[jonringer]

We did a python-unstable bump before ZHF.

The other items that @FRidh mentioned I have broken out into separate issues, so they can be tracked individually.

Going to close this, as it's still mentioned a release blocker, but not critical to the release.