On Sun, Aug 4, 2024 at 4:24 AM Peter J. Holzer via Python-list < python-list@python.org> wrote:
> On 2024-08-03 15:17:11 -0500, o1bigtenor via Python-list wrote: > > One of the tools I need to be able to use is esptools - - well in the > > devuan world you need to run that on either Devaun 3 or 5 - - - its just > > not available on devuan 4. > > Couldn't you just upgrade to Devuan 5, then? > I like uptime and not measured in hours either so I'm presently not running Devuan 5 or testing - - - although I used to. Just found that I didn't need the most recent versions of most of the tools I was using so find the stability (except for the bloody browsers) in stable version is to be appreciated. > > > > Tried installing all the tools I need using downloads and .deb installs > but > > then I need to have python3.12 and that's also not part of Devuan4. > > It seems weird that something would work with the (presumably) older > version of Python in Devuan 3 and the (presumably) newer version of > Python in Devuan 5, but not with the version in Devuan 4. > Well - - - pstool was available in a version that worked in Devuan 3, psytool is available in a version that works in Devuan 4 - - - beyond my pay grade as to why there isn't a version available for Devuan 4. > > > > Not versed enough to set up a good venv (if that's possible) so that I > > could work in that specific venv and have my cake (and get to eat it too > > (grin!). > > You need to install Python first to create a venv. AFAIK there is no way > to set up a venv first and then install Python into it. > > Does Devuan have a testing or unstable suite? You might be able to > install a newer Python version from that. If not your best bet is to > install Python from source. > > First question answered earlier. If I installed python 3.12 from source I would create a hung system for myself. (Been there and done that - - - got the T-shirt and it still stinks!) Regards -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
