Re: the state of python 2.7

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Sun, May 14, 2023 at 10:37:30PM +0000, David Holland wrote:
> I have old research software for which I need py27-numpy, py27-scipy,
> and py27-matplotlib (and possibly one or two other lighter things) and
> will continue to need them until either (a) that software itself can
> be declared dead, (b) a project comes up that justifies spending time
> migrating everything, or (c) problems arise where migrating is less
> expensive than keeping the py27 bits going. (Or (d) somehow I
> miraculously have enough time to discharge all pending technical debt
> on everything everywhere. Ha.) So far (c) seems unlikely.
> 
> As long as there's at least one other pkgsrc user also wanting these
> packages it makes sense to leave them in place.

I suggest you set yourself as the MAINTAINER for the py27-* packages
you want to make sure stay in pkgsrc. I've read your mail now and I'll
remember them for a while, but I'll probably forget it at some point :)
 Thomas