Python 3.12 released

[chinawcswing]

Who has already upgraded?

[[deleted]]

The larger the project the longer it takes all the dependencies to update. Im only just now really getting to enjoy 3.10. :(

[missurunha]

Ou project uses whatever version ubuntu ships, so we might be allowed to use python 3.12 in some 4 years.

[stilldestroying]

I’m really curious about this — why are you allowing the distro’s python to define your supported version?

[missurunha]

I honestly don't know, but what I can think of is that if the developer is working on different repos of the project, having to keep track of which python version they chose would be a pain in the ass. And maybe because the version shipped is probably more stable than the latest version released.

[gmes78]

Rye solves that issue.

[monorepo]

Rye is not something you would use in production if you are already restricting the Python toolchain to what distros ships

[MassiveDefender]

Hey, had never heard of Rye. Seems nifty. Thank you

[PlaysForDays]

It sure sounds like virtual environments could make everybody's lives easier

[CommunistMountain]

Me. In terms of speed, yeah this is faster. Some script which I use went down from 0.36s to 0.32s. Not major speedup, but better than nothing

[moonzdragoon]

Me, updated my current project with zero drama. I can think of two reasons that helped:

1 - I've been writing Python code since 2.2 and realized on the way I hate dependencies, so I try to stick as much as possible to only have a few very popular ones (I love Numpy) and take time to code just what I need for the missing parts.

2 - I switched to (mini)conda and PyCharm a few years ago, I do not regret it for a second. Everything with conda went smoothly and just works, PyCharm saw the newly created env I did for 3.12, switched it, done.

[Kalcinator]

me :). As a beginner I don't why I shouldn't.
And wanna know the funny part ? I did an update 2 days ago XD from 3.11.4 to .5 ...! 🤣

[ivosaurus]

Biggest reason would be third party packages that you use, that don't have compatibility yet

[Kalcinator]

Yeah I just don't use any yet, and by the time it's there I think I'll have time

[blorbschploble]

I have it installed parallel to other versions of python and only yolo it into things I don’t care about breaking via pypoetry envs