build(python): 📌 update the minimum python version to 3.9.20

pyproject.toml

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ include = [
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.8.1"
+python = "^3.9.20"
 rdflib = "^7.0.0"
 pyshacl = "^0.26.0"
 click = "^8.1.7"

rocrate_validator/cli/main.py

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 import rocrate_validator.log as logging
 from rocrate_validator.cli.utils import Console, SystemPager
-from rocrate_validator.utils import get_version
+from rocrate_validator.utils import (check_python_version,
+                                     get_min_python_version, get_version)
 
 # set up logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -68,6 +69,13 @@ def cli(ctx: click.Context, debug: bool, version: bool, disable_color: bool, no_
     ctx.obj['interactive'] = interactive
 
     try:
+        # Check the python version
+        if not check_python_version():
+            console.print(
+                "\n[bold][red]ERROR:[/red] A Python version "
+                f"{'.'.join([str(_) for _ in get_min_python_version()])} or newer is required ! [/bold]")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
         # If the version flag is set, print the version and exit
         if version:
             console.print(

rocrate_validator/utils.py

@@ -142,6 +142,29 @@ def get_version() -> str:
     return f"{version}-dirty" if dirty else version
 
 
+def get_min_python_version() -> tuple[int, int, Optional[int]]:
+    """
+    Get the minimum Python version required by the package
+
+    :return: The minimum Python version
+    """
+    min_version_str = config["tool"]["poetry"]["dependencies"]["python"]
+    assert min_version_str, "The minimum Python version is required"
+    # remove any non-digit characters
+    min_version_str = re.sub(r'[^\d.]+', '', min_version_str)
+    # convert the version string to a tuple
+    min_version = tuple(map(int, min_version_str.split(".")))
+    logger.debug(f"Minimum Python version: {min_version}")
+    return min_version
+
+
+def check_python_version() -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if the current Python version meets the minimum requirements
+    """
+    return sys.version_info >= get_min_python_version()
+
+
 def get_config(property: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
     """
     Get the configuration for the package or a specific property