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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Bug Report: Python Version Downgrade for Backwards Compatibility","articleBody":"# Bug Report: Python Version Downgrade for Backwards Compatibility\n\n**Describe the bug**\nThe project currently requires Python 3.12+ (`requires-python = \"\u003e=3.12\"` in pyproject.toml), but many users and CI/CD environments are still using Python 3.10. This creates an unnecessary barrier to adoption, as the codebase doesn't actually use any Python 3.11+ or 3.12+ specific features that would prevent it from running on Python 3.10.\n\n**To Reproduce**\nSteps to reproduce the behavior:\n1. Attempt to install the package on a system with Python 3.10 or 3.11\n2. Run `pip install codeanalyzer-python` \n3. Observe installation failure due to Python version constraint\n4. Check `pyproject.toml` and see `requires-python = \"\u003e=3.12\"`\n\n**Expected behavior**\nThe package should be installable and functional on Python 3.10+, as all the features used in the codebase are compatible with Python 3.10:\n- `ast.unparse()` - Available since Python 3.9\n- Built-in generic types (`list[str]`, `dict[str, Any]`) - Available since Python 3.9\n- All type hints and language features used are Python 3.10 compatible\n- All dependencies support Python 3.10+\n\n**Logs**\n```bash\n# Example error when trying to install on Python 3.10\nERROR: Package 'codeanalyzer-python' requires a different Python: 3.10.x not in '\u003e=3.12'\n```\n\n**Analysis**\nAfter comprehensive code analysis, no Python 3.11+ or 3.12+ specific features were found:\n- ❌ No `ExceptionGroup` usage\n- ❌ No `TaskGroup` usage  \n- ❌ No `tomllib` usage\n- ❌ No structural pattern matching (`match`/`case`)\n- ❌ No `Self` type hints\n- ❌ No Python 3.12+ features\n\n**Solution**\nUpdate `pyproject.toml` to support Python 3.10+:\n```toml\nrequires-python = \"\u003e=3.10\"\n```\n\nOr for exact version compatibility:\n```toml\nrequires-python = \"==3.10\"\n```\n\n**Impact**\n- **High**: Blocks adoption for users on Python 3.10/3.11\n- **Medium**: Affects CI/CD pipelines using older Python versions\n- **Low**: No code changes required, only configuration update\n\n**Additional context**\n- All major dependencies (Jedi, Pydantic, Rich, Typer, etc.) support Python 3.10+\n- The codebase uses modern Python features but nothing that requires 3.12+\n- This change would significantly improve backwards compatibility without any functional impact\n- Many enterprise environments and CI systems still use Python 3.10 as their standard version\n\n**Priority**: High (backwards compatibility issue)\n**Effort**: Low (configuration change only)\n**Risk**: Very Low (no code changes needed)\n\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/rahlk","@type":"Person","name":"rahlk"},"datePublished":"2025-07-14T16:32:25.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/13/codeanalyzer-python/issues/13"}