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	  Debian has previously supported two Python stacks, one for Python 3
	  and one for Python 2.  The goal for Debian is to reduce this
	  to one stack, dropping the Python 2 stack and interpreter for
	  the Bullseye release.
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	  <a class="ulink" href="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404/" target="_blank">PEP 404</a> states that no more major Python 2 releases
	  are planned, although the latest released minor version 2.7
	  will see some extended support, documented in
	  <a class="ulink" href="https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0466/" target="_blank">PEP 466</a>.
	</p><p>
	  Packages in Debian should use Python 3. New packages must
	  use Python 3 from the initial upload, new upstream versions
	  for existing packages must use Python 3. If Python 2 is still
	  supported in Bullseye, selected packages may continue using
	  Python 2 until Python 3 support is available for those packages.
	  Please discuss all use of Python 2 on the debian-python
	  mailing list before uploading.
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	      Applications should use Python 3 and must not be packaged
	      for Python 2 as well. If an application supports only
	      Python 2, the application may need to be removed from
	      Debian so that it does not block removal of other Python 2
	      packages.
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	      Python libraries need to support Python 3 and new versions
	      must be packaged for Python 3. Existing Python 2 libraries
	      must not be dropped before the last reverse dependency is
	      removed. New Python 2 libraries must not be introduced.
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	      Python 3 should be used for the packaging if the
	      packaging scripts use Python.
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