Beyond Python 3.6.5?

[chiefengineer]

Just an inquiry about my favorite distro: has anyone easily gone beyond our current
Python3 version? Should I just attempt to compile one? Has anyone done
this easily or am I going to be "stuck"? We use a command line utility here
every day religiously that we can no longer upgrade to work beyond its
deprecated state. Looking for tips, since every time I use pip3 or some sort of
pip install I seem to end up down a rat-hole of blind dependencies.

[rockedge]

Have you tried a built Python 3.9 from ActiveState?

I have used this across different Puppy Linux's and Void Linux systems. It's all pre-built binaries self contained and pip3 works well to add modules. The packages are a bit large but the performance and ease to use made it worth it.

I put the ActiveState Python outside of the os file system and use symlinks in /usr/bin to run python. Some of the IDE's for python I've tried worked with them as well.

This is the link https://www.activestate.com/products/python/

[chiefengineer]

Had no idea this existed, thank-you. Will give it a shot. Hopefully we will
not run afoul of the single instance rule...my kiddies are kind of out of
control Python-ites...hope it is not per IP but we have VPN's anyway.
Thanks.

[chiefengineer]

FYI, I subsequently was able to compile Python 3.9.13 with devx
and no save file. It threw a lot of errors but installed and ran. So if
anyone wants to run a dirty system I have that to report...I tested it
with a number of scripts and from what I could tell nothing
critically bad happened...looked like the same result I usually
achieved with the old Python, only faster.

[nguyen9173]

Using an alternative version of Python is not the answer for long term. We are pretty much stuck with the old Python and we need to update it. Our base system is too old. This is the real problem.

[step]

Our base system is too old. This is the real problem.

We understand. The next base system update will be when Fatdog64-900 is released, for which event we have not set a date (we never set a release date - not even internally - Fatdog64 is released when we think it's ready). We plan one last release of the 800 series before 900. We are currently taking breaks / vacation.