Downgrade to Python < 3.11

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GH pages of this repository (https://meteoswiss-apn.github.io/mch-python-bluepri
 
 ## Preparation
 
-Ensure that your active Python version is 3.11 or higher.
+Ensure that your active Python version is 3.7 or higher.
 The recommended way to manage Python versions is with `Conda`
 (https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/).
 On CSCS machines it is recommended to install the leaner `Miniconda`
@@ -40,20 +40,21 @@ First you have to install copier and its requirements. Ideally you do this in a
 ```bash
 conda create --name blueprint
 conda activate blueprint
-conda install copier
+conda install pip
+pip install copier
 ```
 
 ## Create your Python package from our template
 You can now produce your Python package from a copier template by running
 ```
 conda activate blueprint
-copier copy [email protected]:MeteoSwiss-APN/mch-python-blueprint.git </path/to/destination>
+copier [email protected]:MeteoSwiss-APN/mch-python-blueprint.git </path/to/destination>
 ```
 If you need to generate your project from a specific commit hash or branch of the blueprint you can run with --vcs-ref
 
 ```
 conda activate blueprint
-copier copy --vcs-ref <branch> [email protected]:MeteoSwiss-APN/mch-python-blueprint.git </path/to/destination>
+copier --vcs-ref <branch> [email protected]:MeteoSwiss-APN/mch-python-blueprint.git </path/to/destination>
 ```
 
 **Warning:**

tmpl/tools/setup_miniconda.sh

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ INSTALL_PREFIX=${PWD}
 USER_INSTALL=false
 
 # here the conda version is fixed, the sha256 hash has to be set accordingly
-MINICONDA_URL=https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py311_23.10.0-1-Linux-x86_64.sh
-SHA256=d0643508fa49105552c94a523529f4474f91730d3e0d1f168f1700c43ae67595
+MINICONDA_URL=https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-py310_22.11.1-1-Linux-x86_64.sh
+SHA256=00938c3534750a0e4069499baf8f4e6dc1c2e471c86a59caa0dd03f4a9269db6
 
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