Overview
Adopt Python 3.12 as PyAutoCTI's minimum as the independent-package slice of the ecosystem migration. This updates the package contract and living installation documentation without changing CTI behavior, the archival paper, or PyAutoCTI's separate resurrection/release cadence.
Plan
- Raise package metadata and classifiers to Python 3.12/3.13.
- Update the living installation page to state the supported interpreter range.
- Preserve the JOSS paper, historical traceback material, dependency constraints, and the documented
arcticpy==2.6 installation path.
- Validate the complete suite and built wheel metadata on Python 3.12 and 3.13.
- Ship an isolated pending-release PR; merge and release remain human/readiness gated.
Detailed implementation plan
Affected Repositories
Branch Survey
| Repository |
Current Branch |
Dirty? |
Ahead/behind origin/main |
| PyAutoCTI |
main |
clean |
0/0 |
Suggested branch: feature/python-312-floor
Implementation Steps
- In
pyproject.toml, change requires-python from >=3.9 to >=3.12 and remove the 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11 classifiers, retaining 3.12 and 3.13.
- In
docs/installation/overview.rst, replace the stale 3.9-3.12 claim with an explicit Python 3.12/3.13 support statement.
- Do not edit
paper/paper.md: it is an archival JOSS surface. Leave the Python 3.8 paths in the historical Numba traceback unchanged.
- Build a clean wheel and inspect its METADATA for
Requires-Python: >=3.12 and only the intended classifiers.
- Run
test_autocti/ on Python 3.12 and 3.13. Install arcticpy==2.6 only via the documented --no-build-isolation --no-deps route so validation cannot downgrade NumPy.
- Run the autonomous ship gate and open a
pending-release PR if tests, review, smoke/metadata evidence, and the acknowledged Heart set all pass.
Key Files
pyproject.toml — package floor and classifiers.docs/installation/overview.rst — living installation support claim.paper/paper.md — explicitly archival and out of scope.docs/installation/numba.rst — historical traceback, explicitly out of scope.
Autonomy / Heart launch acknowledgement
This is a supervised task running under the user-authorized queue/--auto contract. The acknowledged Heart YELLOW launch set is:
- workspace validation not passing (13 failed, 2026-07-21T19-05-22Z)
- 33 stale parked script(s)
- manifest drift: tenant firewall (organ code) — 6 mismatch(es) vs PyAutoMind/repos.yaml
- release validation stale: source moved since rehearsal (PyAutoNerves, PyAutoFit, PyAutoArray, PyAutoGalaxy, PyAutoLens)
No RED condition was present at launch. Any new reason invalidates this acknowledgement.
Original Prompt
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Python 3.12 floor — Phase 4A: PyAutoCTI
Type: feature
Target: PyAutoCTI
Difficulty: medium
Autonomy: supervised
Priority: normal
Status: formalised
Parent: python_312_floor_phase_4_independent.md
Original request
Ok, lets remove support for anything below python3.12, do a census to make sure we simplify requriements, build server, testing, etc. Also make sure all docs are updated.
Scope
Raise PyAutoCTI package metadata and classifiers to Python 3.12/3.13 and update its living installation claim. Preserve the archival JOSS paper and historical traceback examples. Validate the full suite on both supported Python versions, including the repository's documented arcticpy==2.6 installation constraint.
Gates
- Built metadata reports
Requires-Python: >=3.12 and only 3.12/3.13 Python classifiers.
- The full PyAutoCTI suite passes on Python 3.12 and 3.13.
- The release stays independent of the five-package core release and remains behind PyAutoCTI's resurrection/readiness gate.
Overview
Adopt Python 3.12 as PyAutoCTI's minimum as the independent-package slice of the ecosystem migration. This updates the package contract and living installation documentation without changing CTI behavior, the archival paper, or PyAutoCTI's separate resurrection/release cadence.
Plan
arcticpy==2.6installation path.Detailed implementation plan
Affected Repositories
Branch Survey
Suggested branch:
feature/python-312-floorImplementation Steps
pyproject.toml, changerequires-pythonfrom>=3.9to>=3.12and remove the 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11 classifiers, retaining 3.12 and 3.13.docs/installation/overview.rst, replace the stale 3.9-3.12 claim with an explicit Python 3.12/3.13 support statement.paper/paper.md: it is an archival JOSS surface. Leave the Python 3.8 paths in the historical Numba traceback unchanged.Requires-Python: >=3.12and only the intended classifiers.test_autocti/on Python 3.12 and 3.13. Installarcticpy==2.6only via the documented--no-build-isolation --no-depsroute so validation cannot downgrade NumPy.pending-releasePR if tests, review, smoke/metadata evidence, and the acknowledged Heart set all pass.Key Files
pyproject.toml— package floor and classifiers.docs/installation/overview.rst— living installation support claim.paper/paper.md— explicitly archival and out of scope.docs/installation/numba.rst— historical traceback, explicitly out of scope.Autonomy / Heart launch acknowledgement
This is a supervised task running under the user-authorized queue/
--autocontract. The acknowledged Heart YELLOW launch set is:No RED condition was present at launch. Any new reason invalidates this acknowledgement.
Original Prompt
Click to expand starting prompt
Python 3.12 floor — Phase 4A: PyAutoCTI
Type: feature
Target: PyAutoCTI
Difficulty: medium
Autonomy: supervised
Priority: normal
Status: formalised
Parent:
python_312_floor_phase_4_independent.mdOriginal request
Scope
Raise PyAutoCTI package metadata and classifiers to Python 3.12/3.13 and update its living installation claim. Preserve the archival JOSS paper and historical traceback examples. Validate the full suite on both supported Python versions, including the repository's documented
arcticpy==2.6installation constraint.Gates
Requires-Python: >=3.12and only 3.12/3.13 Python classifiers.