#31192 closed defect (fixed)
Installation manual: Fix documentation of python prerequisite (sage-bootstrap-python)
Reported by: | mkoeppe | Owned by: | |
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Priority: | major | Milestone: | sage-9.3 |
Component: | documentation | Keywords: | |
Cc: | jhpalmieri, gh-tobiasdiez, dimpase | Merged in: | |
Authors: | Tobias Diez, Matthias Koeppe | Reviewers: | Dima Pasechnik |
Report Upstream: | N/A | Work issues: | |
Branch: | 4265656 (Commits, GitHub, GitLab) | Commit: | |
Dependencies: | Stopgaps: |
Description
(split out from #30551)
sage-bootstrap-python
which has much wider range of supported python versions, including Python >= 2.6 and Python >= 3.4 - according to build/tox.ini
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Change History (10)
comment:1 Changed 2 years ago by
comment:2 Changed 2 years ago by
Branch: | → u/mkoeppe/installation_manual__fix_documentation_of_python_prerequisite__sage_bootstrap_python_ |
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comment:3 Changed 2 years ago by
Authors: | → Tobias Diez, Matthias Koeppe |
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Cc: | dimpase added |
Commit: | → 4265656ad2a431317d70e1e8df665ceb097d1e8f |
Status: | new → needs_review |
New commits:
4265656 | src/doc/en/installation/source.rst: Fix documentation of python prerequisite (sage-bootstrap-python)
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comment:4 Changed 2 years ago by
is Python 2.6 actually tested to work? IMHO asking for 2.7 is fine.
comment:5 Changed 2 years ago by
This part of the documentation is for "normal" users right? Then maybe the reference to sage-bootstrap-python is more confusing than helpful for the target group. Personally, I would also add a "Version 3.7 or later is recommended".
comment:6 Changed 2 years ago by
I think the phrasing is okay: I think it makes it clear that it is a technical term and people can freely ignore it. I haven't actually tested to see whether Python 2.6 will work, but I think we should merge this. Any objections?
comment:7 Changed 2 years ago by
Reviewers: | → Dima Pasechnik |
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Status: | needs_review → positive_review |
ok, fine
comment:9 Changed 2 years ago by
Branch: | u/mkoeppe/installation_manual__fix_documentation_of_python_prerequisite__sage_bootstrap_python_ → 4265656ad2a431317d70e1e8df665ceb097d1e8f |
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Resolution: | → fixed |
Status: | positive_review → closed |
comment:10 Changed 2 years ago by
Commit: | 4265656ad2a431317d70e1e8df665ceb097d1e8f |
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Follow-up in #20023
What is wrong with the current description? If an old Python is installed, then sage bootstrap downloads and (locally) installs a new python, right? This seems to be a huge enough workaround to justify the terminology "deprecated" (which implies that it does work, but is no longer recommended). Or do you mean something else?