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build: issue2551397: remove support for python 3.6 3.7 ci build works. Make changes to make 3.7 current minimum supported version. Also removed some references that apply only when running under 2.7.
author John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
date Sun, 11 May 2025 17:50:44 -0400
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176 can remove the tracker using ``rm -f`` on the ``demo`` directory. 176 can remove the tracker using ``rm -f`` on the ``demo`` directory.
177 177
178 Prerequisites 178 Prerequisites
179 ============= 179 =============
180 180
181 Roundup requires Python 2.7 [3]_ or 3.6 or newer with a functioning anydbm 181 Roundup requires Python 3.7 or newer with a functioning anydbm
182 or sqlite module. The version installed by most vendors should work if 182 or sqlite module. The version installed by most vendors should work if
183 it meets the version requirements. If necessary, you can download the 183 it meets the version requirements. If necessary, you can download the
184 latest version from https://www.python.org/. It is highly recommended 184 latest version from https://www.python.org/. It is highly recommended
185 that users install the latest patch version of Python as these contain 185 that users install the latest patch version of Python as these contain
186 many fixes to serious bugs. 186 many fixes to serious bugs.
315 If you are using OAuth authentication with the roundup-mailgw 315 If you are using OAuth authentication with the roundup-mailgw
316 mail gateway you must install the requests_ library. 316 mail gateway you must install the requests_ library.
317 317
318 .. _Using Redis for Session Databases: 318 .. _Using Redis for Session Databases:
319 admin_guide.html#using-redis-for-session-databases 319 admin_guide.html#using-redis-for-session-databases
320
321 .. [3] Do not use Python 2 for new installs. The next minor release
322 (2.5.0 expected summer 2025) will drop support for Python 2.
323 320
324 Installing Roundup 321 Installing Roundup
325 ================== 322 ==================
326 323
327 To get a production installation running will take 15-30 minutes. If 324 To get a production installation running will take 15-30 minutes. If

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