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plugins v1: Pin pip to supported versions

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#3428
Type
pull request
State
merged
Author
philroche
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Merged to pin pip to versions supporting Python 3.5 and Python 2, preventing broken installs after pip 21 dropped compatibility. The fix was also applied to the legacy branch via PR #3429 to resolve legacy build failures.

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pip 21 dropped support for python 3.5 and python 2. pip >=21 no longer support python3.5 or python 2 and if used will result in a broken install with pip unable to install packages. * Drop support for Python 3.5 https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/9189 * Drop support for Python 2 https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6148 - [x] Have you followed the [guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)? - [x] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)? - [x] Have you successfully run `./runtests.sh static`? - [ ] Have you successfully run `./runtests.sh tests/unit`? -----

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Merged to pin pip to versions supporting Python 3.5 and Python 2, preventing broken installs after pip 21 dropped compatibility. The fix was also applied to the legacy branch via PR #3429 to resolve legacy build failures.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Merged to pin pip to supported versions, preventing broken installs after pip 21 dropped Python 3.5 and 2 support. A follow-up PR applied the fix to the legacy branch after a test failure revealed legacy snapcraft needed it.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Merged to pin pip to supported versions, preventing broken installs after pip 21 dropped Python 3.5 and 2 support. A follow-up PR applied the fix to the legacy branch, fully resolving the compatibility issue.

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#3429 plugins: Pin pip to supported versions snapcraft merged Merged a pull request pinning pip to supported versions to prevent broken installations, as pip 21+ dropped Python 3.5 and Python 2 compatibility. Approved by one reviewer and passed CI checks.
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