Re: changing default python version to 3.11?

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%gatalith.at@localhost>]

On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 11:00:41AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> writes on 29 June 2023:
> 
> > Adam <adam%netbsd.org@localhost> writes:
> >
> >> By the way, maybe Python 3.11 should be the default from now on?
> >
> > If it is going to change before the next branch (which I expect I am
> > managing), then I would prefer that to happen in July, on the general
> > principle of having changes that might be troublesome further away from
> > branch start, if there's no good reason for them to be later.
> >
> > [details snipped]
> >
> > So by the "really close to as many packages building" it seems that
> > moving to 3.11 is ok.
> >
> > Other thoughts?  (Especially anybody who sees trouble I missed!)
> 
> There have been no comments objecting to moving the default to 3.11
> after 3.5 weeks and one positive comment.
> 
> So if you want to change the default (in July), that's fine with me.
> 
> (I've never flipped the python default and I am not personally this
> minute up to owning the fallout, although I'll try to help fix things.)

I've just changed the default to 3.11 and bumped everything that
matched 'python' but doesn't have a PKGNAME of 'py-'*. That means I've
probably bumped a couple too many, but better that than too few.

Cheers,
 Thomas