Re: constraint on upper python version?

[aardric]

I suspected as much. Thanks for the confirmation.

On 2023-12-02 17:39, Jeff Long wrote:
> Newest versions of Python are fine. I'm running Python 3.11.6.
>
> On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 8:26 PM aardric <aardric@aardvarr.ca> wrote:
>
>     Sorry, that wasn't clear. I guess the naive question is whether there
>     are disadvantages in jumping to a python version very much higher.
>     Besides perhaps a greater likelihood of new bugs, are there potential
>     backward compatibility issues?
>
>
>     On 2023-12-02 17:20, Jeff Long wrote:
>     > For the next release (3.10.9.0), we are increasing the minimum
>     Python
>     > version to 3.7.2 in order to use some type checking features. I
>     don't
>     > understand "... constraining the highest version of python ...".
>     >
>     > On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 5:29 PM aardric <aardric@aardvarr.ca> wrote:
>     >
>     >     In building GR 3.10.8 after an OS upgrade to Leap 15.5, I was
>     >     blocked by
>     >     the dependency of Python 3.7.2. I am intending to install python
>     >     3.8.18
>     >     or 3.9.18 (both suffer from a minor, likely inconsequential
>     make test
>     >     failure). However, this (for me) raises the question of
>     >     constraining the
>     >     highest version of python for use with a given GR version. I
>     feel
>     >     that a
>     >     python version in the security maintenance stage should be safe.
>     >
>     >
>     >     Rick
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>