I was wondering if there is a generic way to find out if your version of python is supported by a specific module?
For example, let us say that I have python 3.11 installed on my computer and I want to install the modules biopython and lru-dict. Going to their respective pypi entries biopython shows this in their Project description:
Python Requirements
We currently recommend using Python 3.10 from http://www.python.org
Biopython is currently supported and tested on the following Python implementations:
Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 and 3.11 – see http://www.python.org
PyPy3.7 v7.3.5 – or later, see http://www.pypy.org
However, if we check the lru-dict entry, their Project description does not mention Python requirements. I did eventually find out that python 3.11 is not supported by finding a issue on their github page.
Is there a simpler way of finding this information out?
No, there is no generic way.
If the library has tests you can run them and check, but it might give you false positives as well as false negatives :shrug:
The lru-dict has this fragment in their setup.py, which is one of the places you can check for supported versions:
'Programming Language :: C',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
'Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython',
So as you can see, I don't think they knew about the issue.