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Swift is moving to using Boto3, as opposed to the unmaintained Boto library for its S3 tests. * Is the library actively maintained? Yes -- it is the recommended library by Amazon for AWS and S3 specifically. Last commit: 05/06/2019 (auto-commit). Maintainers respond to bug reports. * Is the library good code? It's the evolution of the Boto library. The code is well documented, with numerous examples of usage. A significant portion is auto-generated, which makes working on the library a little more difficult. The library supports extensions and modifications through its event system, which allows its easier usage in the testing infrastructure. * Is the library python 3 compatible? Yes -- up to python 3.7. * Is the library license compatible? Boto3 is licensed under Apache 2.0. * Is the library already packaged in the distros we target (Ubuntu latest / Fedora latest)? Yes (Ubuntu 19.04: 1.9.86; Fedora 30: 1.9.101) * Is the function of this library already covered by other libraries in global-requirements.txt? This would be a replacement for the existing Boto library. The older Boto library could be removed if all users transition to Boto3. * Is the library required for OpenStack project or related dev or infrastructure setup? (Answer to this should be Yes, of course) Which? Yes, it is to be used by Swift: https://review.opendev.org/#/c/657149/. The Boto library has the following warning text: "API updates and all new feature work will be focused on Boto3" and: "As more users make the switch to Boto3, we expect to reduce our maintenance involvement over time". Boto issues/pull requests are currently not addressed (for example, https://github.com/Boto/Boto/pull/3471 and https://github.com/Boto/Boto/pull/3513 -- pull requests from a Swift committer have been open for 3 years with no feedback). Boto and Boto3 can be used alongside each other to simplify the transition. * If the library release is managed by the Openstack release process does it use the cycle-with-intermediary release type? This is an external to OpenStack library. Change-Id: I1d95e4bbed051ea7e4bb77fb9e38d3006843f998
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