gh-104487: PYTHON_FOR_REGEN must be minimum Python 3.10 (#104488)

erlend-aasland · web-flow · commit 146106a0f1cc · 2023-05-15T08:02:44.000Z
Also include Python 3.12 in the list of accepted versions.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst
@@ -1204,6 +1204,8 @@ Build Changes
 
   (Contributed by Zhang Na in :gh:`90656`.)
 
+* ``PYTHON_FOR_REGEN`` now require Python 3.10 or newer.
+
 
 C API Changes
 =============
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-05-15-09-34-08.gh-issue-99017.nToOQu.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-05-15-09-34-08.gh-issue-99017.nToOQu.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+``PYTHON_FOR_REGEN`` now require Python 3.10 or newer.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ AC_SUBST([FREEZE_MODULE_DEPS])
 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_FOR_BUILD_DEPS])
 
 AC_CHECK_PROGS([PYTHON_FOR_REGEN],
-  [python$PACKAGE_VERSION python3.11 python3.10 python3.9 python3.8 python3.7 python3.6 python3 python],
+  [python$PACKAGE_VERSION python3.12 python3.11 python3.10 python3 python],
   [python3])
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN)
 

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