On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:35:47 +1030, Simon Lees wrote:

Most developers are using openSUSE Tumbleweed where Python 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10 are all co install-able and there is a different mechanism to set the default python and handle migrations. This was done post the release of Leap 15, so it was never implemented there and 3.6 will remain the default because that is what we promised SUSE customers. I expect that ALP will have a similar setup to tumbleweed and handling multiple python versions will be easier.

Okay, understood.

Python 3.9 and 3.10 have never been officially supported in Leap 15.4 (I believe there are plans to have atleast one for 15.5) so if this was done to make package hub work properly for SUSE it will be hard to convince them to change it again.

Okay, I think I understand that. If you think it would be worth asking anyway, and can provide a point of contact, I'm happy to write an email. Let me know.

On the other hand branching the package and removing the conflicts and building a version for yourself is not hard. I can probably help walk you through the process a little later.

I would be SUPER GRATEFUL for that. I of course know that you must be super busy and would never expect it, but, absolutely, if you'd be willing to tell me how, I'd love to learn the technique(s) and do the work. Please do email me directly whenever you have time, that would be a huge help for me, and my users. THANK YOU THANK YOU! And now crashing for real, thank you all! Glen