# Fedora 41 Finally Retires Python 2.7

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/fedora-41-finally-retires-python-2-7/286225>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** programming\
**Created:** [July 7, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fedora-41-finally-retires-python-2-7/286225 "2024-07-07T17:02:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fedora-41-finally-retires-python-2-7/286225/1 "2024-07-07T17:02:41Z")

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**Summary:**

1. Fedora 41 announces the retirement of Python 2.7, ending its availability in future Fedora releases.
2. Packages relying on Python 2.7 must adapt or be retired, with GIMP 3 transitioning to Python 3 support to remove dependencies.
3. Python maintainers will cease backporting security fixes for Python 2.7, marking the end of its extended support.

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