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Closes #14638: Drop support for Python 3.8 and 3.9

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Jeremy Stretch
2024-01-03 12:26:53 -05:00
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* A Linux system or compatible environment
* A PostgreSQL server, which can be installed locally [per the documentation](../installation/1-postgresql.md)
* A Redis server, which can also be [installed locally](../installation/2-redis.md)
* Python 3.8 or later
* Python 3.10 or later
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Begin by installing all system packages required by NetBox and its dependencies.
!!! warning "Python 3.8 or later required"
NetBox requires Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 or 3.11.
!!! warning "Python 3.10 or later required"
NetBox requires Python 3.10 or 3.11.
=== "Ubuntu"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Begin by installing all system packages required by NetBox and its dependencies.
sudo yum install -y gcc libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libffi-devel libpq-devel openssl-devel redhat-rpm-config
```
Before continuing, check that your installed Python version is at least 3.8:
Before continuing, check that your installed Python version is at least 3.10:
```no-highlight
python3 -V
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sudo /opt/netbox/upgrade.sh
```
Note that **Python 3.8 or later is required** for NetBox v3.2 and later releases. If the default Python installation on your server is set to a lesser version, pass the path to the supported installation as an environment variable named `PYTHON`. (Note that the environment variable must be passed _after_ the `sudo` command.)
Note that **Python 3.10 or later is required** for NetBox v4.0 and later releases. If the default Python installation on your server is set to a lesser version, pass the path to the supported installation as an environment variable named `PYTHON`. (Note that the environment variable must be passed _after_ the `sudo` command.)
```no-highlight
sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.8 /opt/netbox/upgrade.sh
sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.10 /opt/netbox/upgrade.sh
```
!!! note

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| Dependency | Minimum Version |
|------------|-----------------|
| Python | 3.8 |
| Python | 3.10 |
| PostgreSQL | 12 |
| Redis | 4.0 |

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| Dependency | Minimum Version |
|------------|-----------------|
| Python | 3.8 |
| Python | 3.10 |
| PostgreSQL | 12 |
| Redis | 4.0 |
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```
!!! warning
If the default version of Python is not at least 3.8, you'll need to pass the path to a supported Python version as an environment variable when calling the upgrade script. For example:
If the default version of Python is not at least 3.10, you'll need to pass the path to a supported Python version as an environment variable when calling the upgrade script. For example:
```no-highlight
sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.8 ./upgrade.sh
sudo PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.10 ./upgrade.sh
```
This script performs the following actions:

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## Create setup.py
`setup.py` is the [setup script](https://docs.python.org/3.8/distutils/setupscript.html) used to package and install our plugin once it's finished. The primary function of this script is to call the setuptools library's `setup()` function to create a Python distribution package. We can pass a number of keyword arguments to control the package creation as well as to provide metadata about the plugin. An example `setup.py` is below:
`setup.py` is the [setup script](https://docs.python.org/3.10/distutils/setupscript.html) used to package and install our plugin once it's finished. The primary function of this script is to call the setuptools library's `setup()` function to create a Python distribution package. We can pass a number of keyword arguments to control the package creation as well as to provide metadata about the plugin. An example `setup.py` is below:
```python
from setuptools import find_packages, setup
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You can make NetBox available within this environment by creating a path file pointing to its location. This will add NetBox to the Python path upon activation. (Be sure to adjust the command below to specify your actual virtual environment path, Python version, and NetBox installation.)
```shell
echo /opt/netbox/netbox > $VENV/lib/python3.8/site-packages/netbox.pth
echo /opt/netbox/netbox > $VENV/lib/python3.10/site-packages/netbox.pth
```
## Development Installation