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    build: switch to Python 3 · 19938c8d
    Petr Štetiar authored
    This patch switches Python used in buildroot to Python 3 as Python 2.x
    series is going to be EOL relatively soon[1].
    
     "Being the last of the Python 2.x series, 2.7 will have an extended
      period of maintenance. Specifically, 2.7 will receive bugfix support
      until January 1, 2020. After the last release, 2.7 will receive no
      support."
    
    It seems like Python 3 is going to be needed in order to support Meson
    build system which has gained some traction recently.
    
    Build tested on following targets:
    
     ath79/generic
     imx6/generic
     ipq40xx/generic
     lantiq/xway
     layerscape/armv7 (broken)
     layerscape/armv8_32b (broken)
     layerscape/armv8_64b (broken)
     mvebu/cortexa72
     ramips/mt7621
     ramips/mt7620
     sunxi/cortexa7
     x86/64
    
    Layerscape targets are unfortunately left broken as their ls-rcw
    firmware package uses Python 2 and converting it to Python 3 would take
    more then reasoanble amount of time (I've tried to fix it already) and
    would be better fixed by someone who can even run test it.
    
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