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On 20.01.2021 00:02, Oleksandr Gavenko via Cygwin wrote:
> I figured it out myself that I have to avoid "python3-*" packages and instead
> to work with "python36-*" or "python38-*" as "python3-*" packages are marked
> as "category: _obsolete" in setup.bz2.
> 
> Are there any docs that describes policy for python packages in Cygwin?
> 
> I had experience with https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/
> That document had answers to the most questions.

Hi Ole,
unfortunately not.
We have not the bandwith to publish official documents as Debian.
As you can see, that document is signed by all the maintainers that
are probably working with python packages.
The current team in Cygwin is one, and I took over from the previous
maintainer when he decided to retire from the project.

I addition Cygwin is a rolling distro so we need to
maintanin some compatibility with the past as we evolve.

> I tried to search for similar information under:
> 
> /usr/share/doc/
> /usr/share/doc/Cygwin
> 
> and in
> 
> git://cygwin.com/git/cygwin-htdocs.git
> 
> and haven't succeeded.
> 
> I'm interested in a package naming/versioning schema, a migration path across
> Python releases and the way of "pip install" to live in harmony with Cygwin.
> 
> I don't insist on anything particular but some "official" generic guide how to
> cook Python in Cygwin would be helpful.

As you can seen from the several python announcements on the
"cygwin-announce" mailing list

https://sourceware.org/pipermail/cygwin-announce/

------------------------------------------------------------
starting from April/June 2020 the work in progress is:

-) update python-2.7, python-3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 at last versions

python-2.7 is officially dead (EOL) upstream so only minor
maintance is performed to "python27-*" packages

python-3.5 is not updated anymore and will be removed in the future.

-) move the meta-package python3 to pull python 3.8 instead of 3.6

The retiring of python 3.6 is not too far, and some subpackages
do not build anymore with it asking for at least 3.7.

-) upload the "python38-*" for the majority of the subpackages
most has been already done.

Currently there are 158 / 159 / 122 packages for python 3.6/3.7/3.8
and most of the difference is in obsoletes packages.

-) work for python 3.9 will start after the rollout of 3.8 is completed.
Probably a summer vacation excercise :-)

-) check the packages still using python 2 and move the major ones to 
3.8 (possibly)

https://sourceware.org/pipermail/cygwin-apps/2021-January/040985.html

-------------------------------------------------------------

About the "pip install" please use 3.8 as your base
and use "python3.8 -m pip .." to avoid misalignment
between python and pip

I plan to convert the test packages to stable

https://cygwin.com/packages/summary/python38.html

by this weekend or next one.
There will be surely some fallout :-(

After the switch or if you are already using the test packages,
if you need to switch between the several python/python3
possibilities, use "alternatives --config ...."

$ alternatives --display python
python - status is auto.
  link currently points to /usr/bin/python3.8
/usr/bin/python3.7 - priority 37
/usr/bin/python2.7 - priority 27
/usr/bin/python3.6 - priority 36
/usr/bin/python3.8 - priority 38
Current `best' version is /usr/bin/python3.8.

$ alternatives --display python3
python3 - status is auto.
  link currently points to /usr/bin/python3.8
/usr/bin/python3.7 - priority 37
/usr/bin/python3.6 - priority 36
/usr/bin/python3.8 - priority 38
Current `best' version is /usr/bin/python3.8.

If you (or others) need other clarification, let me know
on this mailing list and I will try to clarify the matter.

Regards
Marco Atzeri

Cygwin Python maintainer


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