Merge pull request #1299 from tpmccallum/python-version

Update documentation to clarify Python version required

Author: tpmccallum

content/api/hub/template_http_python.md

@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ keywords = "web app, http, api"
 
 ---
 
+## Prerequisite
+
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 This is the default HTTP trigger template for Python. It installs by default with the [Spin install script](https://developer.fermyon.com/spin/install#installing-spin).
 
 This guide walks you through how to use it: [Structure of a Python Component](https://developer.fermyon.com/spin/python-components#structure-of-a-python-component)

content/cloud/develop.md

@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ Installing template http-ts...
 
 {{ startTab "Python" }}
 
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 <!-- @selectiveCpy -->
 
 ```bash

content/cloud/github-actions.md

@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ github-actions-tutorial already contains other files. Generate into it anyway? [
 
 {{ startTab "Python" }}
 
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 <!-- @selectiveCpy -->
 
 ```bash

content/cloud/variables.md

@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a simple applicatio
 
 Before starting, ensure that you have Spin v1.3.0 or greater installed on your computer. You can follow the official Fermyon Cloud Quickstart guide to [install Spin](/cloud/quickstart#install-spin) and [log into Fermyon Cloud](/cloud/quickstart#log-in-to-the-fermyon-cloud).
 
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 Since this example is written in Python, make sure you have the required tools installed to write Spin applications in Python. The Spin CLI facilitates the creation of new Spin applications using application [templates](/cloud/cli-reference#templates). In this tutorial, we will use the `http-py` template that provides a `requirements.txt` file to handle dependencies:
 
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content/spin/v2/ai-sentiment-analysis-api-tutorial.md

@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ $ spin templates install --git https://github.com/fermyon/spin-js-sdk --upgrade
 
 **Python**
 
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 Some of the Serverless AI examples are written using Python. To enable Serverless AI functionality via Python, please ensure you have the latest Python template installed:
 
 <!-- @selectiveCpy -->

content/spin/v2/build.md

@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ command = "npm run build"
 
 {{ startTab "Python" }}
 
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 For Python applications, you must have [`componentize-py`](https://pypi.org/project/componentize-py/) installed:
 
 <!-- @selectiveCpy -->

content/spin/v2/key-value-store-tutorial.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ url = "https://github.com/fermyon/developer/blob/main/content/spin/v2/key-value-
 ---
 - [Key Value Store With Spin Applications](#key-value-store-with-spin-applications)
 - [Tutorial Prerequisites](#tutorial-prerequisites)
+  - [Python](#python)
 - [Creating a New Spin Application](#creating-a-new-spin-application)
 - [Configuration](#configuration)
   - [The Spin TOML File](#the-spin-toml-file)
@@ -38,7 +39,17 @@ First, follow [this guide](./install.md) to install Spin. To ensure you have the
 $ spin --version
 ```
 
-> Please ensure you're on version 2.0 or newer.
+> Please ensure you're on Spin version 2.0 or newer.
+
+### Python
+
+If you are planning on using Python for this tutorial, please ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 
 ## Creating a New Spin Application
 

content/spin/v2/python-components.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ date = "2023-11-04T00:00:01Z"
 url = "https://github.com/fermyon/developer/blob/main/content/spin/v2/python-components.md"
 
 ---
+- [Prerequisite](#prerequisite)
 - [Componentize-Py](#componentize-py)
 - [Spin's Python HTTP Request Handler Template](#spins-python-http-request-handler-template)
 - [Creating a New Python Component](#creating-a-new-python-component)
@@ -34,6 +35,16 @@ With <a href="https://www.python.org/" target="_blank">Python</a> being a very p
 
 [**Want to go straight to the Spin SDK reference documentation?**  Find it here.](https://fermyon.github.io/spin-python-sdk)
 
+## Prerequisite
+
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 ## Componentize-Py
 
 The Python SDK is built using [`componentize-py`](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/componentize-py). It is a [Bytecode Alliance](https://bytecodealliance.org/) project that allows converting a Python application to a WebAssembly component. It can be installed using the following command:
@@ -519,3 +530,11 @@ Please note, this error is specific to Homebrew-installed Python installations a
 - use the `--break-system-packages` option in your `pip3 install` command i.e. `pip3 install -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages`
 
 We recommend installing a virtual environment using `venv`, as shown in the [system housekeeping section](#system-housekeeping-use-a-virtual-environment) above.
+
+For all Python examples, please ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).

content/spin/v2/quickstart.md

@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ $ spin plugins install js2wasm --yes
 
 {{ startTab "Python" }}
 
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 You'll install all the required Python tools as part of building the application.  We'll cover that in the Build Your Application section below.  For now, there's nothing to do here!
 
 [Learn more in the language guide.](python-components)

content/spin/v2/serverless-ai-hello-world.md

@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ $ spin templates install --git https://github.com/fermyon/spin-js-sdk --upgrade
 
 **Python**
 
+Ensure that you have Python 3.10 or later installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:
+
+```bash
+python3 --version
+```
+
+If you do not have Python 3.10 or later, you can install it by following the instructions [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
+
 To enable Serverless AI functionality via Python, please ensure you have the latest Python template installed:
 
 <!-- @selectiveCpy -->