Drop python 3.6 before we start 3.10 migration

[isuruf]

3.6 is EOL in three months and I don't think we should make it part of the 3.10 migration.

@conda-forge/core, @conda-forge/python, thoughts?

[chrisburr]

It also doesn't support OpenSSL 3.0.0 so I'm in favour of dropping it as well to make that simplier 👍

[h-vetinari]

Even though it's not EOL yet, this would still mean dropping it much later in the life cycle than 3.5: #127 was exactly 3 years ago (and release cadence between 3.5 & 3.6 was 18 month; 3.5.10 final was September 5, 2020)

[ocefpaf]

@h-vetinari to preserve CI resources we decided to follow nep 29. According to that we should have dropped 3.6 a while back already.

[mariusvniekerk]

I'm in favor of remaining at only 6 python versions (3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and the two pypy versions).

[mariusvniekerk]

Given that we will be dropping py36 should we also drop pypy36 ?

[h-vetinari]

@h-vetinari to preserve CI resources we decided to follow nep 29. According to that we should have dropped 3.6 a while back already.

No need to convince me. ;-)
I was just trying to bolster the case for removal...
Following NEP29 sounds great!

[h-vetinari]

Given that we will be dropping py36 should we also drop pypy36 ?

I would say yes, especially as pypy3.8 is in the relatively near future; CC @mattip

[mattip]

Dropping pypy3.6 is fine

[isuruf]

pypy3.6 was dropped months ago.

[isuruf]

@h-vetinari to preserve CI resources we decided to follow nep 29.

We didn't decide to do this AFAIK.

[ocefpaf]

We didn't decide to do this AFAIK.

I believe we did decide but we never implemented it b/c many folks still needed Python 3.6 for a while longer. I guess we stayed on the fence on that one.

[EwoutH]

Can this issue be closed now that #1955 is merged and the website has been updated in conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io#1516? Or is additional work needed?

[mbargull]

Can this issue be closed now [...]

Yes, thanks.

I guess we stayed on the fence on that one.

Yeah, the NEP was one but not the only consideration we had :). Things will get more interesting when we'll discuss (next year or so) when to drop 3.7 (when it's not just months but more than a year of time difference) :D

[h-vetinari]

Just wanted to bring up the question of whether there should be exceptions for security-relevant packages like cryptography: conda-forge/cryptography-feedstock#73