From e48883b940a5c33984183116877719c43ba84fbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ivan Pozdeev Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:10:44 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] README: document cases of extended support --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 54877ebc..0a8668f6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ This project was forked from [rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv) and * [Using Pyenv without shims](#using-pyenv-without-shims) * [Environment variables](#environment-variables) * **[Development](#development)** + * [Contributing](#contributing)** * [Version History](#version-history) * [License](#license) @@ -388,6 +389,18 @@ please visit the wiki page about [Common Build Problems](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/wiki/Common-build-problems). +#### Python versions with user-backed extended support + +For the following Python releases, Pyenv applies user-provided patches that add support for some newer environments. +Though we don't actively maintain those patches, since existing releases never change, +it's safe to assume that they will continue working until there are further incompatible changes +in some later version of those environments. + +* *3.7.8-3.7.13, 3.8.4-3.8.12, 3.9.0-3.9.7* : XCode 13.3 +* *3.6.15* : MacOS 11+ and XCode 13.3 +* *2.7.18* : MacOS 10.15+ and Apple Silicon + + ### Switch between Python versions To select a Pyenv-installed Python as the version to use, run one