Re: [PATCH v2 09/16] python: upgrade to Python3.12+

["Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 01:14:34AM -0400, John Snow wrote:
> With Python3.9 EOL and Python3.10 soon to be EOL (October 2026), and
> with ... no other supported build platform actually using Python 3.11,
> require the use of Python3.12 or later.
> 
> Additionally, as part of this upgrade, remove the use of tomllib from
> mkvenv as it is now standard in the Python stdlib: leaving this
> transitional code in causes a regression with mypy which becomes
> confused about the overloaded use of 'tomllib'.
> 
> Our current minimum requirements as determined by standard repository
> packages on supported distributions is as follows:
> 
> distro            EOS         python3  pip     setuptools  sphinx  wheel
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> centos_stream_9   2026-12-12  3.9.25   21.3.1  53.0.0      3.4.3   0.36.2
> centos_stream_9+  2026-12-12  3.12.13  23.2.1  68.2.2      ---     0.41.2
> freebsd           --          3.12.14  23.3.2  63.1.0      9.0.4   0.48.0
> ubuntu_24_04      2028-04-23  3.12.3   24.0    68.1.2      7.2.6   0.42.0
> centos_stream_10  2030-01-01  3.12.13  23.3.2  69.0.3      7.2.6   0.41.2
> alpine_3_21       2026-11-01  3.12.14  24.3.1  70.3.0      8.1.3   0.43.0
> debian_13         2028-08-09  3.13.5   25.1.1  78.1.1      8.1.3   0.46.1
> fedora_43         2026-12-09  3.14.7   25.1.1  78.1.1      8.2.3   0.45.1
> ubuntu_26_04      2031-05-29  3.14.4   25.1.1  78.1.1      8.2.3   0.46.3
> fedora_44         2027-06-02  3.14.7   26.0.1  80.10.2     8.2.3   0.45.1
> macports          --          3.14.7   26.0.1  80.10.2     9.1.0   0.48.0
> alpine_3_22       2027-05-01  3.12.14  25.1.1  80.9.0      8.2.3   0.46.3
> alpine_3_23       2027-11-01  3.12.14  25.1.1  80.9.0      8.2.3   0.46.3
> openbsd           --          3.14.6   26.2.1  80.9.0      9.1.0   0.48.0
> alpine_3_24       2028-06-01  3.14.7   26.1.2  82.0.1      9.1.0   0.47.0
> pkgsrc_current    --          3.13.15  26.2.1  84.0.0      9.1.0   0.48.0
> 
> CentOS stream 9 note: python3.12, python3.12-pip,
> python3.12-setuptools and python3.12-wheel are available as optional
> packages in the standard repository. Sphinx is not available, but can
> be side-loaded from PyPI using pip3.12.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
> ---
>  configure                | 11 ++++---
>  python/Makefile          | 10 +++----
>  python/scripts/mkvenv.py | 63 ++++------------------------------------
>  python/setup.cfg         | 17 ++++-------
>  python/tests/minreqs.txt | 41 ++++++++++++--------------
>  pythondeps.toml          |  9 ++----
>  6 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 108 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>


With regards,
Daniel
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