Changes/Disable Python 2 Dist RPM Generators and Freeze Python 2 Macros

Remove Python2 RPM Macros

Summary

The python2-rpm-macros package (contains /usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.python2) will be removed from Fedora 34 and further. The python2 RPM macros will ceases to exist. Python 2 packages are not allowed any more. Around a dozen of packages use the macros in Fedora and will need to be adjusted either by expanding them or by no longer using Python 2.

Owner

• Name: Miro Hrončok
• Email: mhroncok@redhat.com

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 34
• Last updated: 2021-01-14
• FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
• Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Scope

• Proposal owners:

• Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Release engineering: #Releng issue number (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed)

• Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

• Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

• Alignment with Objectives:

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Dependencies

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
• Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
• Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)