# python-boto needs an EPEL maintainer

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-boto-needs-an-epel-maintainer/16696>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [November 5, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-boto-needs-an-epel-maintainer/16696 "2014-11-05T03:06:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![kahlil.hodgson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9bd4f/32.png) [@kahlil.hodgson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kahlil.hodgson)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-boto-needs-an-epel-maintainer/16696/1 "2014-11-05T03:06:00Z")

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Just saw the following announcement regarding orphaned EPEL packages:

[https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-announce/2014-November/000032.html](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-announce/2014-November/000032.html)

Note that python-boto is on the list of packages to be retired by Dec 17th 2014.

I have no idea what python-boto does, by it seems to be required for the ec2 modules that I’ve just started using.

Anyone keen to put their hand up to maintain that on EPEL?

K

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Nottingham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@Bill\_Nottingham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bill_Nottingham)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-boto-needs-an-epel-maintainer/16696/2 "2014-11-05T03:50:42Z")

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kahlil.hodgson@dealmax.com.au (kahlil.hodgson@dealmax.com.au) said:

> Just saw the following announcement regarding orphaned EPEL packages:
> 
> [https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-announce/2014-November/000032.html](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/epel-announce/2014-November/000032.html)
> 
> Note that python-boto is on the list of packages to be retired by Dec 17th  
> 2014.
> 
> I have no idea what python-boto does, by it seems to be required for the  
> ec2 modules that I've just started using.
> 
> Anyone keen to put their hand up to maintain that on EPEL?

It's only orphaned for EPEL 5. Ansible requires EL 6 or later on the control  
machine (the one that would be using boto).

Bill

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**Author:** ![kahlil.hodgson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9bd4f/32.png) [@kahlil.hodgson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kahlil.hodgson)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-boto-needs-an-epel-maintainer/16696/3 "2014-11-05T07:28:06Z")

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Ah that's a relief. Once less thing to worry about on a day of  
worries. Thanks for the clarification Bill.

K