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SteveNuts | 2 months ago

It’s very likely that project is a security nightmare. Just an OS old enough to support 2.7 would be problematic.

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gusgus01|2 months ago

I just verified. You can install Python 2.7 on an up to date Windows install as well as an up to date Linux install. Python 2.7 hasn't received security updates (or really any updates) in years, but that does not mean it can't still work on an up to date OS.

uniqueuid|2 months ago

The latest 2.7 seems to have a lot of CVEs (did not verify that manually though)

https://www.cvedetails.com/version-list/10210/18230/10/Pytho...

IIRC some commercial distros maintain patches for 2.7 but then you're paying for being 15 years behind the future.

nurettin|2 months ago

2.7 gave me problems last time I tried to install it from source on redhat. Something about ssl incompatibility.

jim180|2 months ago

wouldn't it be faster/safer to upgrade to latest django/python rather than rewrite it in React/Go?

OoooooooO|2 months ago

Python 2 to Python 3 in a Django codebase ... may be a full rewrite anyway.