[macOS] Python 3.9 and 3.10 will be removed from macOS13 arm64 and macOS14 arm64 on November 25.

[susmitamane]

Breaking changes

• Python < 3.11 will be removed from macOS-13 arm64 and macOS-14 arm64.

Target date

Image deployment will start on November 25, 2024 and will take 2-3 days.

The motivation for the changes

We use python-versions as a source for Python binaries. As per the repo policy , we are removing Python < 3.11 from arm64 runners.

Possible impact

• If your workflows are using Python < 3.11 builds will fail.

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Mitigation ways

Please consider using Python version >=3.11 in your workflows.

[willemjanvankranenburg]

Did this change get rolled out 10 days earlier for some reason?

[hugovk]

Does this only affect the versions in the images? Can we still install Python < 3.11 using actions/setup-python?

As per the repo policy , we are removing Python < 3.11 from arm64 runners.

Please could you point out which bit of the policy applies? The linked anchor says you build < 3.11 and use the official installer for >= 3.11.

The next section is the support policy, which says non-EOL versions are supported (which are 3.9+).

Thank you!

[altendky]

Did this change get rolled out 10 days earlier for some reason?

I went ahead and reproduced this based on intermittently hitting it myself. 30x runs each for each of Intel/ARM and Python 3.9/3.10/3.11/3.12 https://github.com/Chia-Network/chia-blockchain/actions/runs/11745259139/job/32723484446?pr=18844 But, I'm not really sure the right place to report it.

[mikeharder]

Did this change get rolled out 10 days earlier for some reason?

The error message is an SSL failure. Could it be related to #10817?

[susmitamane]

Heads up! 👋

New runners deployed.