Minimal Python version for firebird-driver

[Aldo Caruso]

Hello,

    I'm confused about which is the minimal Python version required for
firebird-driver, firebird-base and firebird-lib Python packages.

    The documentation pages (
https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/devel-python-driver/ and each page on
readthedocs.io ) state that the minimal Python version is 3.8.

    On the other hand, GitHub pages and PyPI pages require minmal
Python 3.11

    I'm using Python 3.10.12 on Ubuntu 22.04 and tested
firebird-lib.trace module with no problems.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Aldo Caruso

[Pavel Cisar]

Hi,

Dne 02. 06. 25 v 22:15 Aldo Caruso napsal(a):

> Hello,
>
>     I'm confused about which is the minimal Python version required for
> firebird-driver, firebird-base and firebird-lib Python packages.

Minimal required Python version depends on version of driver, lib etc..
Recently released 2.0 line requires Python 3.11, older 1.x lines
required 3.8.

>     The documentation pages ( https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/devel-
> python-driver/ and each page on readthedocs.io ) state that the minimal
> Python version is 3.8.

Good catch, thanks. Fixed now, however on readthedocs.io only for
"latest" variant, as "stable" still shows 3.8+

>     On the other hand, GitHub pages and PyPI pages require minmal
> Python 3.11

Yes, because they get this information directly from pyproject.toml.

>     I'm using Python 3.10.12 on Ubuntu 22.04 and tested firebird-
> lib.trace module with no problems.

Well, if you use "uv" to create your Python virtuals, then it downloaded
and installed Python 3.11 for you.

regards
Pavel Cisar
IBPhoenix