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Python 2.7 has been EOL since January 2020. Ubuntu oldoldlts (Focal Fossa, 20.04) has Python 3.8. Debian oldoldstable (Buster, from 2019) has Python 3.7. RHEL 8 (from 2019) has Python 3.6. It's easier than ever to install a modern Python using uv. Given this, it seems like a fine idea to drop Python 2.7 support. Even though the build is not tested on Python as old as 3.3, I left comments stating that "3.3+" is the baseline Python version. However, it might make sense to bump this to e.g., 3.10, the oldest Python 3 version used during CI. Or, using uv or another method actually test on the oldest Python interpreter that is desirable to support (uv goes back to Python 3.7 easily; in October 2025, the oldest supported Python interpreter version will be 3.10) Signed-off-by: Jeff Epler <jepler@gmail.com>