Update code to be python3 compatible

[arostamianfar]

Now that Beam is making great progress on python3 support, we should update our code to be python3 compatible as well. Once Beam is done with the migration, we can see whether we can run the unit + integration tests in python3.

See:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-1251
and https://s.apache.org/beam-python-3

[markberger]

Hi, I was wondering if there is any progress on this issue? From what I can tell variant transforms is still using python 2. I recently received an email that Dataflow will stop supporting python 2 in October 2020 and I would like to upgrade to a version that uses python 3. Thanks!

[kemp-google]

Yes we are actively working on it. Please stay tuned. We will have a python3 release long before October 2020.

[arostamianfar]

Hi @kemp-google , do you have an ETA on when python 3 support will be released?

[samanvp]

Hi Asha, Thanks for your email. We are done with writing code and testing our release candidate image. We are waiting to get the green light for the launch. This should happen either today or tomorrow. Best regards, --Saman

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