[Biopython] Biopython 1.77 plans

[Peter Cock]

Hello all,

We have indeed done a *lot* of Python 2 cleanup over December and into
January 2020, and finished applying black to all of Biopython except the
tests.

There is still some more of this maintenance work on going, but I think
my proposal aiming to release the Python 3 only Biopython 1.77 in early
February 2020 is still sensible.

Again, are there any new things people are working on, or important bug
fixes we should wait for?

Thank you,

Peter

On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 4:14 PM Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Dear Biopytoneers,
>
> Biopython 1.76 released 20 December 2019 was our last release to
> support Python 2, although surprisingly the same day it was announced
> that Python 2.7 got a last minute support extension until April 2020:
>
> https://www.python.org/psf/press-release/pr20191220/
>
> Since then we've been busy removing legacy code and workarounds needed
> for Python 2 in Biopython, focussed on supporting Python 3.6 or later
> only. At the current rate, we'll have finished the bulk of that work
> later this month.
>
> Another milestone in sight is adoption of the black style for our
> source code (although the tests will take a while longer).
>
> https://github.com/psf/black
>
> While neither of these goals in themselves adds any new functionality,
> I think that would be a good point to release Biopython 1.77 - perhaps
> early February 2020?
>
> Are there any other new things people are working on, or important bug
> fixes we should wait for?
>
> Peter
>
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