pythoncheck.py

# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
#
# turing-smart-screen-python - a Python system monitor and library for USB-C displays like Turing Smart Screen or XuanFang
# https://github.com/mathoudebine/turing-smart-screen-python/
#
# Copyright (C) 2021 Matthieu Houdebine (mathoudebine)
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# This file is used to check if Python version used is compatible
import os
import sys

# Oldest / newest version supported
MIN_PYTHON = (3, 9)
MAX_PYTHON = (3, 14)
# For Windows: max Python 3.13 until PythonNet support for 3.14
MAX_PYTHON_WINDOWS = (3, 13)


def check_python_version():
    current_version = sys.version_info[:2]
    platform = sys.platform

    if current_version < MIN_PYTHON or (platform == "win32" and current_version > MAX_PYTHON_WINDOWS) or (
            platform != "win32" and current_version > MAX_PYTHON):
        print(f"[ERROR] Python {current_version[0]}.{current_version[1]} is not supported by this program. "
              f"Python {MIN_PYTHON[0]}.{MIN_PYTHON[1]}-{MAX_PYTHON[0]}.{MAX_PYTHON[1]} required on platform {platform}.")
        try:
            sys.exit(0)
        except:
            os._exit(0)