ASWF Python 3 Working Group

Date

5th October 2020

Review current action points
- JT Nelson: Git repo templates.
  - Work in progress
- Martin de Lasa: Create a markdown page that makes the transition message as clear as possible.
  - Delivered and will be put in for review soon.
- Unassigned: Create tables listing the most important plug-ins people need migrated to Python 3.
  - No longer deemed important.
Any comments for current Github pull requests
- No current pull requests
What is blocking people from doing the python 3 conversion?
- Cory Omand
  - boost::python and CPython uses
  - Build system and tooling (e.g., scons)
- TJ Nelson
  - What about change management gurus?
  - Anyone still doing that?
What does extended Python 2 support mean for the VFX platform?
- Comments from members of the VFX Reference Platform Committee.
  - Daniel reached out to the VFX platform
  - No interest at the moment in specifying official Python 2 guidelines
  - Goal is to move the industry forward
General Discussion
- Python 3.9
  - Will deprecate Python 2.7 compatibility packages link