[poky] Python2 maintenance will expired

[Richard Purdie]

Hi,

On Thu, 2019-11-21 at 15:18 +0800, Junling Zheng wrote:
> Python 2.7 will not be maintained past January 1, 2020 :(
> 
> Some codes in yocto/poky are not compatible with Python 3.
> 
> Does yocto/poky have any measures for this?

The project has been working hard to remove python2 dependencies where
we can and in OE-Core, on target usage has been removed and at build
time, u-boot is one of the main remaining pieces that still needs it.
Their next release should address that issue.

There is still a need for python2 in HOSTTOOLS but that is also being
looked at.

People with time to work on issues like this are in short supply so any
help in fixing the remaining issues would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Richard