From 684358a14c375167f907f7e1974995fe47f0ad98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dubh Ad Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:06:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Version bumb (#9619) Bumping the version of Python to 3.6 minimum, and suggesting 3.7 --- source/_docs/installation/virtualenv.markdown | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_docs/installation/virtualenv.markdown b/source/_docs/installation/virtualenv.markdown index 3b4c5914c42..d8459e9de32 100644 --- a/source/_docs/installation/virtualenv.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/installation/virtualenv.markdown @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ footer: true redirect_from: /getting-started/installation-virtualenv/ --- -If you already have Python 3.5.3 or later installed, you can easily give Home Assistant a spin. +If you already have Python 3.6 or later installed (we suggest 3.7 or later), you can easily give Home Assistant a spin. -It's recommended when installing Python packages that you use a [virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/venv.html#module-venv). This will make sure that your Python installation and Home Assistant installation won't impact one another. The following steps will work on most UNIX like systems. +It's recommended when installing Python packages that you use a [virtual environment](https://docs.python.org/3.6/library/venv.html#module-venv). This will make sure that your Python installation and Home Assistant installation won't impact one another. The following steps will work on most UNIX like systems. _(If you're on a Debian based system, you will need to install Python virtual environment support using `apt-get install python3-pip python3-venv`. You may also need to install development libraries using `apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev`.)_ @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Looking for more advanced guides? Check our [Raspbian guide](/docs/installation/ ### {% linkable_title After upgrading Python %} -If you've upgraded Python (for example, you were running 3.5.2 and now you've installed 3.5.4) then you'll need to build a new virtual environment. Simply rename your existing virtual environment directory: +If you've upgraded Python (for example, you were running 3.7.1 and now you've installed 3.7.3) then you'll need to build a new virtual environment. Simply rename your existing virtual environment directory: ```bash $ mv homeassistant homeassistant.old