[Python-Dev] Supported versions of OpenSSL (original) (raw)

Stefan Krah stefan at bytereef.org
Mon Aug 29 05:06:14 EDT 2016

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 10:24:42AM +0200, Christian Heimes wrote:

On 2016-08-29 10:09, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > On 28.08.2016 22:40, Christian Heimes wrote: >> ... >> I like to reduce the maintenance burden and list of supported OpenSSL >> versions ASAP. OpenSSL has deprecated 0.9.8 and 1.0.0 last year. 1.0.1 >> will reach EOL by the end of this year, >> https://www.openssl.org/policies/releasestrat.html . However OpenSSL >> 0.9.8 is still required for some platforms (OSX). >> ... >> For upcoming 3.6 I would like to limit support to 1.0.2+ and require >> 1.0.2 features for 3.7. >> ... > > Hmm, that last part would mean that Python 3.7 will no longer compile > on e.g. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS which uses OpenSSL 1.0.1 as default version. > Since 14.04 LTS is supported until 2019, I think it would be better > to only start requiring 1.0.2 in Python 3.8.

No, LTS support should not be our concern. If you need a brand new version of Python on an old LTS or Enterprise version of your OS, please contact your vendor and buy support. You don't get to run old metal and play with shiny new toys at the same time for free.

Well, it's an additional annoyance for sure:

$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty

I'm not in the habit of updating my OS constantly.

[Before this attracts some of the usual lectures, I know how to install OpenSSL, thanks.]

Stefan Krah

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