[Slackbuilds-users] upgraded python

[Glenn]

I sent a message to the list a while back about a modification to the 
build scripts for python3 stuff that allowed the same script to be used 
for any version of python you wanted. It didn't make it so the packages 
was certain to build, rather it let you specify on the command line 
which version of the interpreter to use and if the build completed 
successfully it put a tag in the finished package name to indicate which 
version it was for, the default being 3.9. There didn't seem to be much 
interest though. I can send you a copy of the script I wrote to convert 
an existing script if you want it.

What I do is I have a folder called archive where I put all the packages 
after they are built. In there I made folders for each python version I use:
./archive
./archive/python3.9
./archive/python3.14
./archive/src

the src subdir is for the modified source ( I bundle the source code in 
as well), then if I need a package built for a version I just set the 
environment variable, unpack the source tar, build and install. Had to 
do a stack recently and have some ideas on ways to automate the process 
(I don't like pip) but haven't done it.

The reason I mention it is that with that approach there is no 
duplication of upstream packages. Only downstream packages have 
different names. Not sure about setup.py based packages but 
pypackage.toml based stuff I know includes the minimum version of python 
which could be included in the SBo listing easily enough I think.

Any way if you want it I can send the conversion script.

On 1/2/26 08:01, Eugen Wissner wrote:
> I have a Pyhton 3.12 SlackBuild:
>
> https://git.caraus.tech/OSS/slackbuilds/src/branch/master/python3.12
>
> I tried to submit it recently to SBo and my submission was rejected, because it would result in even move duplications in Python packages, so python2-packages, python3-packages, python3.12-packages. Maybe it would be possible to make all Python 3 packages depend on a newer Python 3 version provided by SBo and not by core Slackware.
>
> There was a similar attempt to submit newer ruby version.
>
> But, yeah, we’re not living in the world where programming languages are stable.
>
>> Am 02.01.2026 um 02:06 schrieb Glenn <glimrick at epilitimus.com>:
>>
>> Actually it is not rich it is the latest version of markdown-it-py (https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/python/python3-markdown-it-py/?search=markdown_it) that doesn't support 3.9 anymore. Rich uses markdown-it-py which is where that came from.
>>
>> On 1/1/26 12:38, Glenn wrote:
>>> A number of python packages I have looked at recently have dropped support for python 3.9, e.g. rich 4.0.0 What is the policy regarding providing an upgraded package provided by Slackware? I know in the past I have seen newer versions of Qt on SBo. I installed python 3.14 quite awhile ago. It lives happily next to 3.9. I just modified the Slackware script but I could get it into, I think, the right form for submission here. If it wouldn't pass though I don't want to spend the time to do it.
>>>
>>> Part of my reason for asking is that I am working a project that I think would be of use here but it uses 3.14 so it wouldn't work under "stock" 15.0. Another consideration is that the current version listed in slackware-current/d is 3.12, but that may well be upgraded before the next release.
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