docs: note Python 3.12+ requirement on pip install page#1236
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pip install was silently rolling back to old releases on Python 3.9/3.10/3.11. Pre-2026.4.5.3 releases will be yanked from PyPI; this updates the install docs with a top-of-page Python 3.12+ note and a bottom "Legacy Python versions" section explaining how to install pre-2026.4.5.3 versions explicitly via `pip install autofit==<version>` if needed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Adds a Python 3.12+ requirement note to the top of the pip install page,
plus a "Legacy Python versions" section at the bottom explaining how to
install pre-
2026.4.5.3releases ofautofitvia explicit version pin.Context: users on Python 3.9/3.10/3.11 currently see
pip install autofitsilently roll back to a pre-
2026.4.5.3release (which doesn't carry therequires-python>=3.12pin). They then download the latest workspace,which is paired with the current
PyAutoFitversion, and hit unrelated-lookingimport errors.
This PR is paired with a follow-up PyPI yank of all releases of
autofitprior to
2026.4.5.3. Yanked releases remain installable via explicit==pin (so existing lockfiles keep working), but pip will no longerfall back to them. Users on unsupported Python will instead get a clear
"no matching distribution" error pointing them at the version requirement.
API Changes
None — docs-only change.
Test Plan
make htmlbuilds the modifieddocs/installation/pip.rstwithoutwarnings.
"Legacy Python versions" section.
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