[Bug 1859843] [NEW] Please add python2 to bionic

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

Public bug reported:

python2 now exists in disco and up.

can you please introduce `python2` in bionic, which is an empty meta-
package with like `Depends: python-minimal`. Or something like that.

Such that one can use "python2" dependency in either bionic or focal,
and get /usr/bin/python2.

Specifically kernel autopkgtest currently use python2 and will likely be
backported to bionic, and will then break. I'm proposing for them to use
"python2 | python" but that will eventually break in focal++

** Affects: python-defaults (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: python-defaults (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Also affects: python-defaults (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Please add python2 to bionic

Status in python-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in python-defaults source package in Bionic:
  New

Bug description:
  python2 now exists in disco and up.

  can you please introduce `python2` in bionic, which is an empty meta-
  package with like `Depends: python-minimal`. Or something like that.

  Such that one can use "python2" dependency in either bionic or focal,
  and get /usr/bin/python2.

  Specifically kernel autopkgtest currently use python2 and will likely
  be backported to bionic, and will then break. I'm proposing for them
  to use "python2 | python" but that will eventually break in focal++

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