chore: remove Python SDK

.gitattributes

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-sdks/python/client/** linguist-generated
 sdks/java/client/** linguist-generated
 manifests/base/crds/*/argoproj.io*.yaml linguist-generated
 manifests/quick-start-*.yaml linguist-generated

.github/workflows/ci-build.yaml

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ jobs:
               - docs/cli/**
               - pkg/**
               - sdks/java/**
-              - sdks/python/**
               # files that generation is based off
               - pkg/**
               - cmd/**
@@ -269,9 +268,6 @@ jobs:
           - test: test-java-sdk
             profile: minimal
             use-api: true
-          - test: test-python-sdk
-            profile: minimal
-            use-api: true
           - test: test-artifacts
             k8s_version: min
             profile: minimal
@@ -317,12 +313,6 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: adopt
           cache: maven
-      - name: Install Python for the SDK
-        if: ${{matrix.test == 'test-python-sdk'}}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@0a5c61591373683505ea898e09a3ea4f39ef2b9c # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.x'
-          cache: pip
       - name: Install socat (needed by Kubernetes) and kit
         # socat is needed for "kubectl port-forward" to work when using cri-dockerd: https://github.com/k3s-io/cri-dockerd/blob/4995f339edcffdf890406b3f1477d34e38477f18/streaming/streaming_others.go#L46
         # Both cri-o and containerd removed it as a dependency awhile ago, but that hasn't been ported to cri-dockerd.

.github/workflows/sdks.yaml

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         name:
         - java
-        - python
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - run: make --directory sdks/${{matrix.name}} publish -B

.gitignore

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ git-ask-pass.sh
 /.brew_home
 /go-diagrams/
 /.run/
-sdks/python/client/dist/*
 /v3/
 /cmd/argoexec/commands/test.txt
 /db-dumps/

Makefile

@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ codegen: types swagger manifests $(TOOL_MOCKERY) $(GENERATED_DOCS) ## Generate c
  	# The generated markdown contains links to nowhere for interfaces, so remove them
 	sed -i.bak 's/\[interface{}\](#interface)/`interface{}`/g' docs/executor_swagger.md && rm -f docs/executor_swagger.md.bak
 	make --directory sdks/java USE_NIX=$(USE_NIX) generate
-	make --directory sdks/python USE_NIX=$(USE_NIX) generate
 
 .PHONY: check-pwd
 check-pwd:

README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Just some of the projects that use or rely on Argo Workflows (complete list [her
 
 ## Client Libraries
 
-Check out our [Java, Golang and Python clients](docs/client-libraries.md).
+Check out our [Java, Golang, and Python (Hera) clients](docs/client-libraries.md).
 
 ## Quickstart
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ An incomplete list of features Argo Workflows provides:
 * Multiple executors
 * Multiple pod and workflow garbage collection strategies
 * Automatically calculated resource usage per step
-* Java/Golang/Python SDKs
+* Java, Golang, and Python (Hera) SDKs
 * Pod Disruption Budget support
 * Single-sign on (OAuth2/OIDC)
 * Webhook triggering

docs/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Just some of the projects that use or rely on Argo Workflows (complete list [her
 
 ## Client Libraries
 
-Check out our [Java, Golang and Python clients](client-libraries.md).
+Check out our [Java, Golang, and Python (Hera) clients](client-libraries.md).
 
 ## Quickstart
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ An incomplete list of features Argo Workflows provides:
 * Multiple executors
 * Multiple pod and workflow garbage collection strategies
 * Automatically calculated resource usage per step
-* Java/Golang/Python SDKs
+* Java, Golang, and Python (Hera) SDKs
 * Pod Disruption Budget support
 * Single-sign on (OAuth2/OIDC)
 * Webhook triggering

docs/client-libraries.md

@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ Please expect very minimal support from the Argo team.
 |----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | Golang   | [`apiclient.go`](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/blob/main/pkg/apiclient/apiclient.go) | [Example](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/blob/main/cmd/argo/commands/submit.go)                           |
 | Java     | [Java](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/blob/main/sdks/java)                            |                                                                                                                       |
-| Python   | ⚠️ deprecated [Python](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/blob/main/sdks/python)           | Use [Hera](#hera-python-sdk) instead. Will be removed in version 3.7 |
+| Python   | [Hera](#hera-python-sdk)                                                                          | [Hera walk-through](https://hera.readthedocs.io/en/stable/walk-through/quick-start/)                                 |
 
 ## Hera Python SDK
 
-Hera is the go-to Python SDK to make Argo Workflows simple and intuitive. It goes beyond a basic REST interface,
-allowing you to easily turn Python functions into script templates, and write whole Workflows in Python:
+Hera is the recommended Python SDK for Argo Workflows. It makes Argo Workflows simple and intuitive, going beyond a basic REST interface to allow you to easily turn Python functions into script templates and write whole Workflows in Python:
 
 ```py
 from hera.workflows import DAG, Workflow, script