3.8 feature...

[PySimpleGUI]

I see in the readme that > Python 3.8 is required. What feature of 3.8 is used that's created this requirement?

[Klavionik]

Hey, thanks for asking! I guess it's safe to say that no particular feature that requires Python 3.8 is used.

If you wonder why then copykitten doesn't support earlier Python versions, the answer is that Python 3.8 is the oldest maintained version of Python. 3.7 has reached EOL in 2023.

[PySimpleGUI]

Thanks much for the reply! I haven't run across a project that actively requires that a maintained version of python be used. It leaves a lot of users out of your pool of potential users.

I found this site really educational in learning how many people are using each version of Python.

https://pypistats.org/packages/__all__

I've had the "big tent" approach.... everyone's welcome, although I did recently drop 3.4 and 3.5 from being supported. Thanks much for the info! Very educational.

[PySimpleGUI]

https://pypistats.org/packages/pyperclip

Here's a snapshot of pyperclip's users:

While not huge, 3.6, 3.7 represent 13% of the project's installs from PyPI.

[Klavionik]

I see your point. I guess I could build for Python 3.7, as it won't require many changes to the build process. Not sure if I'm going to do this, but I'll consider it.

[PySimpleGUI]

There are no "right" answers to these things. I've enjoyed the discussion and learn from interacting with developers like you. I really appreciate the chat.