Unable to install python2 - PGP keys aren't being trusted

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Hello, I am trying to install Python 2.7 using makepkg. I keep getting the same PGP error. I have tried resetting all PGP keys, tried trusting the keys, rebooted, and nothing has worked to solve my issue.

 makepkg -i                        ✔ 
==> Making package: python2 2.7.18-11 (Sun 04 Aug 2024 10:38:30 PM CDT)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Found Python-2.7.18.tar.xz
  -> Found Python-2.7.18.tar.xz.asc
  -> Found mtime-workaround.patch
  -> Found python-gentoo-patches-2.7.18_p16.tar.xz
==> Validating source files with sha512sums...
    Python-2.7.18.tar.xz ... Passed
    Python-2.7.18.tar.xz.asc ... Skipped
    mtime-workaround.patch ... Passed
    python-gentoo-patches-2.7.18_p16.tar.xz ... Passed
==> Verifying source file signatures with gpg...
    Python-2.7.18.tar.xz ... FAILED (the public key C01E1CAD5EA2C4F0B8E3571504C367C218ADD4FF is not trusted)
==> ERROR: One or more PGP signatures could not be verified!
gpg --recv-key C01E1CAD5EA2C4F0B8E3571504C367C218ADD4FF
gpg: key 04C367C218ADD4FF: "Benjamin Peterson <bp@benjamin.pe>" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:              unchanged: 1
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:zap: [Need-To-Know] About Manjaro and AUR

Python 2 was sunsetting 2020-01-01.

Building 2.7 on a Manjaro system is likely going to create conflicts with the system pyhton - so don’t do that. Python 3.12 is the current version.

don’t mess with system python

Did you clone the current PKGBUILD ?

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python2
makepkg -scCr

If you need to use a python 2 script you could use 2to3-3.12 <scriptname.py> to upgrade the script to python 3.12 - even that is deprecated and not guaranteed to convert correct.

Just for the sake of verification

 $ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python2
Cloning into 'python2'...
[...]

 $ makepkg -scCr
[...]
==> Validating source files with sha512sums...
    Python-2.7.18.tar.xz ... Passed
    Python-2.7.18.tar.xz.asc ... Skipped
    mtime-workaround.patch ... Passed
    python-gentoo-patches-2.7.18_p16.tar.xz ... Passed
==> Verifying source file signatures with gpg...
    Python-2.7.18.tar.xz ... Passed
==> Removing existing $srcdir/ directory...
==> Extracting sources...
  -> Extracting Python-2.7.18.tar.xz with bsdtar
==> Starting prepare()...
[...]

==> Creating package "python2"...
  -> Generating .PKGINFO file...
  -> Generating .BUILDINFO file...
  -> Generating .MTREE file...
  -> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: python2 2.7.18-11 (man 05 aug 2024 06:37:52 CEST)
==> Cleaning up...
==> Removing installed dependencies...

Custom packages are unsupported - I made the build available at https://manjaro.dk - the use of it is unsupported and at your own responsibility.

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Python 2.7 should be installable as AUR package: AUR (en) - python2

I have it installed for years now on my Manjaro without any conflicts with other versions.

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pyenv is another option for managing multiple versions of Python, and has the benefit of not touching system installs at all.

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