(internal) should we clean up the python 2 only issues now that core support has ended?

[asottile]

this would cut down a bit on our backlog and would give us more room to focus on open issues.

I'm proposing the following:

• close those tagged with [platform: python 2 only]
• leave a comment to the effect of "core support has ended for python 2, however community patches are still accepted for this issue (even though this issue is closed) <<link to the 2.7 / 3.4 support document>>

@nicoddemus @bluetech @RonnyPfannschmidt thoughts?

[RonnyPfannschmidt]

I enthusiastically approve

[bluetech]

Looking at the list of issues https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22platform%3A+python+2+only%22

Looks fine to me to close them.

[symonk]

+1, sounds good!

[nicoddemus]

Sure! 👍

[asottile]

alright, I'll handle this then!

[nicoddemus]

Cool thanks @asottile!

[asottile]

this has been done -- this is the messaging I used:

hello, first off thank you for the issue!

python 2.x support has ended for pytest core.

we've decided in #7296 to close the python-2-specific issues to free up some space in our backlog. however, in accordance to our python 2.7 and 3.4 support community patches will still be accepted to the 4.6 series to fix bugs for python 2. (so if this issue is important to you and you have a patch to fix it, feel free to make a PR targeting the 4.6.x branch despite this ticket being closed).