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nrfutil does not work with python 3 for generating bootloader settings page

When nrfutil is installed with python 3, I get an error when generating bootloader settings page. This does not occur with python 2. As python 2 support expires very soon, will this be fixed soon?

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Note: Generating a DFU settings page with backup page included.
This is only required for bootloaders from nRF5 SDK 15.1 and newer.
If you want to skip backup page generation, use --no-backup option.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/bin/nrfutil", line 8, in <module>
sys.exit(cli())
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 764, in __call__
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 717, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1137, in invoke
return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1137, in invoke
return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 956, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/click/core.py", line 555, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/nordicsemi/__main__.py", line 392, in generate
sd_boot_validation_type=sd_boot_validation, sd_file=softdevice, key_file=key_file)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/nordicsemi/dfu/bl_dfu_sett.py", line 203, in generate
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