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0 pointsdcreager10mo ago0 comments

> such as claiming `datetime.UTC` doesn't exist)

This is a known issue — we're currently defaulting to a conservative Python version, and `datetime.UTC` really doesn't exist until Python 3.11!

https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html#datetime.UTC

We will probably change the default to "most recent supported Python version", but as mentioned elsewhere, this is very early and we're still working out these kinds of kinks!

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zo110mo ago

You should be doing this dynamically based on the version of python you are running against, so that you don't have to hardcode or make such "conservative" choices by hand.

dcreagerOP10mo ago

Note that we're not ever spinning up a Python interpreter to run your code, or monitoring an existing running Python process. So we do need some kind of metadata.

But yes, if you have a Python version specified in pyproject.toml, we respect that, and if you have a virtualenv, we can see the Python version that was used to create that. And that's what we use to type-check your code.

The default being discussed here is what we fall back on if that project metadata isn't available.

lacasito2510mo ago

I think they probably know that, this is alpha software, no need to be condescending.

zarathustreal10mo ago

Criticism isn’t necessarily condescending. “You should be doing x because y” is just a plain assertion, it doesn’t imply any moral judgement or opinion of the author.

lionkor10mo ago

They said they will default to some newer version, which indicates they are not planning to do this dynamically.

johnisgood10mo ago

How is it condescending in any way? I found it to be a constructive criticism; i.e. useful help.

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