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chupasaurus on Jan 28, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple removes Python 2.7 in macOS 12.3 beta

Debian drops the support of Python 2 starting with Bullseye ([0] and the supported versions list below):

NOTE: Debian 11 (bullseye) has removed the "python" package and the '/usr/bin/python' symlink due to the deprecation of Python 2.

[0] https://wiki.debian.org/Python#Python_in_Debian

throw0101a on Jan 28, 2022 [–]

Python 2 is still available in Bullseye:

* https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/python2

There has been no dropping of support: if you want Python 2.7 you can install in.

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