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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"IPython 8.1.0 claims to be compatible with Python 3.8, but isn't","articleBody":"\u003c!-- This is the repository for IPython command line, if you can try to make sure this question/bug/feature belong here and not on one of the Jupyter repositories. \r\n\r\nIf it's a generic Python/Jupyter question, try other forums or discourse.jupyter.org.\r\n\r\nIf you are unsure, it's ok to post here, though, there are few maintainer so you might not get a fast response. \r\n\r\n--\u003e\r\nSteps to reproduce:\r\n```\r\n$ python --version\r\nPython 3.8.10\r\n$ pip install ipython\r\n$ ipython\r\nTraceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/bin/ipython\", line 8, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    sys.exit(start_ipython())\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/IPython/__init__.py\", line 123, in start_ipython\r\n    return launch_new_instance(argv=argv, **kwargs)\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/traitlets/config/application.py\", line 845, in launch_instance\r\n    app.initialize(argv)\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/traitlets/config/application.py\", line 88, in inner\r\n    return method(app, *args, **kwargs)\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/IPython/terminal/ipapp.py\", line 279, in initialize\r\n    self.init_shell()\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/IPython/terminal/ipapp.py\", line 293, in init_shell\r\n    self.shell = self.interactive_shell_class.instance(parent=self,\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/traitlets/config/configurable.py\", line 540, in instance\r\n    inst = cls(*args, **kwargs)\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/IPython/terminal/interactiveshell.py\", line 619, in __init__\r\n    super(TerminalInteractiveShell, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py\", line 529, in __init__\r\n    self.init_virtualenv()\r\n  File \"/path/to/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py\", line 788, in init_virtualenv\r\n    new_path = p.readlink()\r\nAttributeError: 'PosixPath' object has no attribute 'readlink'\r\n\r\nIf you suspect this is an IPython 8.1.0 bug, please report it at:\r\n    https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues\r\nor send an email to the mailing list at ipython-dev@python.org\r\n\r\nYou can print a more detailed traceback right now with \"%tb\", or use \"%debug\"\r\nto interactively debug it.\r\n\r\nExtra-detailed tracebacks for bug-reporting purposes can be enabled via:\r\n    c.Application.verbose_crash=True\r\n```\r\n\r\n`PosixPath.readlink()` [was introduced in Python 3.9](https://docs.python.org/3/library/pathlib.html#pathlib.Path.readlink).\r\n\r\nThank you for looking into this.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/arekfu","@type":"Person","name":"arekfu"},"datePublished":"2022-02-25T16:29:30.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":15},"url":"https://github.com/13554/ipython/issues/13554"}