F22 System Wide Change: python-dateutil 2.x

[Jaroslav Reznik]

= Proposed System Wide Change: python-dateutil 2.x =
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/python-dateutil_2.x

Change owner(s): Pete Travis <immanetize AT fedoraproject.org>,  Stephen 
Gallagher <sgallagh at redhat.com>

The package providing `dateutil` python libraries is currently on version 1.5. 
Early releases in the 2.x series of python-dateutil would work only for 
python3, so the package was not updated in Fedora. Now, python-dateutil is at 
version 2.4 and does work with python2. Fedora packages can be updated to use 
the newer version. 

== Detailed Description ==
Many newer python packages require the newer version of python-dateutil, but 
some still need python-dateutil 1.5 to function properly. Maintainers will 
assess affected packages, and can use the parallel installable python-
dateutil15 package, which already exists in the distribution, if they cannot 
migrate. 

== Scope ==
* Proposal owners: 
Coordinate update efforts and assist maintainers in assessing, testing, and 
updating their packages.

* Other developers: 
Maintainers of packages that depend on python-dateutils should test with 
version 2.4, or the current release at freeze. If their package is not 
compatible with this version, they should change the packages Requires: to use 
python-dateutil15 and ensure that it works with the parallel-installable egg 
that it provides.

* Release engineering: As each package should be assessed individually, a mass 
rebuild is not appropriate and release engineering has no requirements for 
this change. 

* Policies and guidelines: 
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Python_Eggs#Multiple_Versions is 
relevant. 
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