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And the big question: Probably not. The core team learned their lesson. They now prefer "forever 3.x, with gradual changes."

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Run pyenv local 3.12.0 . This automatically generates the file in your current folder. .python version

Python 2 was a monster success. It powered early Google, YouTube, Dropbox, and countless scientific projects. It was the language that taught a generation how to code. And the big question: Probably not

Update your base image. python:3.13-slim exists and works beautifully. .python version