build: update minimum Python version to 3.10
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Merged after two approvals. Updated the minimum supported Python version to 3.10 to resolve CI failures on macOS 14 arm64 runners, which lack Python 3.8. Changes span four files.
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macos 14 (arm64) runners don't have Python 3.8 available: https://github.com/canonical/starbase/actions/runs/8822488158/job/24221000391?pr=205
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged after two approvals. Updated the minimum supported Python version to 3.10 to resolve CI failures on macOS 14 arm64 runners, which lack Python 3.8. Changes span four files. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged. Bumped the minimum Python version to 3.10, resolving macOS 14 (arm64) GitHub Actions runner compatibility issues where Python 3.8 is unavailable. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5547 build: reduce minimum Python version to 3.10 | snapcraft | merged | Merged to reduce the minimum Python version to 3.10. Approved by two reviewers and passed core checks. Minor integration test failures were noted, with a recommendation to cherry-pick a fix or ignore them on the hotfix branch. | |
| #207 build!: bump minimum Python version | craft-application | merged | Merged after three approvals and passing CI. The change bumps the minimum supported Python version to 3.9, dropping Python 3.8 support ahead of the 2.0 release. | |
| #186 bump minimal python version to 3.10 | craft-store | merged | Merged. Bumps minimum Python version to 3.10, resolving issue #177. Approved by two reviewers, the change updates 26 files with 155 additions and 171 deletions. | |
| #320 chore!: bump minimum python version to 3.10 | craft-cli | merged | Merged following approval from two reviewers. The change updates the minimum Python version to 3.10 across 15 files. A reviewer noted the update likely necessitates a major release. |