ASWF Python 3 Working Group Meeting - March 8th, 2021

Attendees

Notetaker
- Robert Vinluan
Review action points from last meeting
- Discuss with the VFX platform committee how we can communicate to vendors that we would like to see Python modules that they distribute to be namespaced. Robert Vinluan
- Robert Vinluan:
  - Met with VFX Platform working group a few weeks ago
  - Python package vendoring was on the agenda but was not discussed due to time
  - Vendoring to be discussed next working group meeting; scheduled in a few days
  - VFX Platform working group tentatively set Python 3.9 as the version for the CY2022 specification. Will gather feedback from community for chosen version (3.7, 3.8 or 3.9?).
PR review
- None
Items added to agenda
- Ryan Bottriell:
  - Interested in clarification on Katana releases and Python support
  - Ashley talked with The Foundry folks
  - Katana 4.5 to be released with Python 2
  - Katana 5 to be released with Python 3
  - both releases to be done at the same time
- Mark Wiebe:
  - Announced release of Deadline; has Python 2 and 3 support
  - Both Python 2 and 3 installed, core libraries can choose the version at runtime
Any current blockers for Python 3 conversion?
- None mentioned
Status Updates / Progress
- Ashley Whetter:
  - DNEG is close to having everyone begin transition
  - Maya to start with, then look at other DCCs
  - once Maya is done, then start transition of pipeline a few weeks after
Additional items
- None
Next meeting
- 22 March 2021

Discuss with the VFX platform committee how we can communicate to vendors that we would like to see Python modules that they distribute to be namespaced. Robert Vinluan