Pwntools v5 - Breaking changes roadmap

[peace-maker]

With Pwntools 5 we'd like to clean up the codebase and get rid of some legacy features like support for Python 2. This issue can be used to keep track of all the changes which were on hold until a major version bump.

• Drop Python 2.7 support / Require Python 3.10 Drop Python 2.7 support / Require Python 3.10 #2519
  • Remove six compatibility layer dependency #2535
• Python 3.8+ type hints
• Add pyproject extras to make pwntools installs slim by default deps: make socks and serial optional #2245
• Remove deprecated commandline tools installing pwntools pollutes /usr/local/bin #2361
• Possibly switch ELF class to LIEF to allow easier PE / machO support
• Proper Windows support
  • Raise EOFError during process.recv when stdout closes on Windows #2524
• Switch order of keepends and drop commands of tube.recvline? Deprecate 'keepends' argument in favor of 'drop' #2476
• Strip newline in tube.recvline family of functions by default

Please leave a comment for anything missing or concerns.

[tesuji]

Do you plan to start the v5 development on new branch or just on the master branch?
Do you need some help the above items?

[peace-maker]

We haven't talked about it much yet. Any help is appreciated! We use Discord for communication, so please join and we can make a plan.

https://discord.gg/96VA2zvjCB