How do I downgrade python to 3.8

[umbral flower]

Why do you need to downgrade? Are you trying to downgrade system python?

[modest prism]

A certain thing I am trying to install needs a certain version of python for me to be able to install it

[umbral flower]

You need to be very careful when messing with the python your system came with, you should really never install or modify it at all. If you need a different version look into 'pyenv'

You can install a bunch of python versions all isolated

[modest prism]

Yeah pyenv didn't work for me

[umbral flower]

Didn't work how

[modest prism]

It just didn't work I don't know what to tell you

[umbral flower]

And. Your system won't work if you keep messing with your default python

It will break eventually, pip will delete things

[modest prism]

It will be fine I have time shift back ups

[umbral flower]

Is there an error?

[umbral flower]

No like, you probably won't get a downgrade to work because it will break your system

You can't just downgrade an essential part of your OS to a version made years ago

Once I tried to update my system python to 3.12 and had to fully re install

[modest prism]

Dude I don't know I just know that it didn't work and at this point I can't be fucked to sort it out and I will look at it in the morning I am kinda over not been given any actual help or told some bullshit like you are telling me now.

[umbral flower]

What bullshit?

Do you want me to give you a step by step guide to brick your os?

[modest prism]

https://tenor.com/view/facepalm-really-stressed-mad-angry-gif-16109475

[umbral flower]

Please take the help you are given, don't be stubborn especially if you don't know what you are doing

You won't have an OS if you actually do what you want

[modest prism]

You aren't giving help though

[modest prism]

https://tenor.com/view/kermit-sesame-street-write-gif-4298020

[umbral flower]

I asked for any errors or details regarding pyenv

You left a paragraph telling me im giving you bullshit and won't help

Do you see the issue?

[modest prism]

With what I said no I don't see the issue.

[umbral flower]

Do you want help or do you just want to complain when people give you advice you don't want

You are free to brick your system but I'm going to advise you the proper way to set up separate python versions

If you are asking for help in the first place I'm going to assume you don't know what you are about to do

[modest prism]

Yeah I am just gonna close the thread and ask again tomorrow. I will probably also block you.

[umbral flower]

Ok :)

[modest prism]

Thanks for the bullshit

[umbral flower]

No problem have a good day

I hope you find a solution to your issue

[ionic cargo]

Hello. you can use pyenv to do that. https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer

you should be able to install 3.8 using pyenv install 3.8

[modest prism]

Didn't work I just gave up in the end

[ionic cargo]

hello, when you experience issues, please explain more than just "Didn't work". It's not helpful and impossible to troubleshoot. If it gave you any error codes, please show them here too.

[modest prism]

Hey drop it. As I said I gave up

It's why I didn't say any more

[ionic cargo]

hello, if you give up on an issue, mark it as abondaned and closed. this way, no more potential fixes will be suggested by people.

[modest prism]

Hello no

I mostly say this to annoy and because I can't

[supple wedge]

Don't downgrade your python, your system are depends on it dpkg --list | grep python

[supple wedge]

This will not work as expected.

[ionic cargo]

why?

[supple wedge]

It will create another python, not downgrade it.

In contrast with pythonbrew and pythonz, pyenv does not...

 Need to be loaded into your shell. Instead, pyenv's shim approach works by adding a directory to your PATH.
 Manage virtualenv. Of course, you can create virtualenv yourself, or pyenv-virtualenv to automate the process.```