Merge pull request #3546 from pypeclub/feature/OP-3553_update-to-python-39

Update to Python 3.9
2025-12-24 12:54:40 +01:00 · 2022-10-20 11:50:19 +02:00 · 2022-10-20 11:50:19 +02:00 · fdee5d6c28
commit fdee5d6c28
parent fb54b3b2f8 24ef0efd4b
17 changed files with 956 additions and 261 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
      with:
-        python-version: 3.7
+        python-version: 3.9

    - name: Install Python requirements
      run: pip install gitpython semver PyGithub
@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ jobs:
        github_token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_TOKEN }}
        source_ref: 'main'
        target_branch: 'develop'
-        commit_message_template: '[Automated] Merged {source_ref} into {target_branch}'
+        commit_message_template: '[Automated] Merged {source_ref} into {target_branch}'
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
    - name: Set up Python
      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
      with:
-        python-version: 3.7
+        python-version: 3.9
    - name: Install Python requirements
      run: pip install gitpython semver PyGithub

@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ jobs:
        github_token: ${{ secrets.ADMIN_TOKEN }}
        source_ref: 'main'
        target_branch: 'develop'
-        commit_message_template: '[Automated] Merged release {source_ref} into {target_branch}'
+        commit_message_template: '[Automated] Merged release {source_ref} into {target_branch}'
--- a/.github/workflows/test_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_build.yml
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7]
+        python-version: [3.9]

    steps:
    - name: 🚛 Checkout Code
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7]
+        python-version: [3.9]

    steps:
    - name: 🚛 Checkout Code
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
  #   runs-on: macos-latest
  #   strategy:
  #     matrix:
-  #       python-version: [3.7]
+  #       python-version: [3.9]

  #   steps:
  #   - name: 🚛 Checkout Code
@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ jobs:

  #   - name: 🔨 Build
  #     run: |
-  #       ./tools/build.sh
+  #       ./tools/build.sh
--- a/2
+++ b/2
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Build Pype docker image
 FROM ubuntu:focal AS builder
-ARG OPENPYPE_PYTHON_VERSION=3.7.12
+ARG OPENPYPE_PYTHON_VERSION=3.9.12
 ARG BUILD_DATE
 ARG VERSION

--- a/Dockerfile.centos7
+++ b/Dockerfile.centos7
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Build Pype docker image
 FROM centos:7 AS builder
-ARG OPENPYPE_PYTHON_VERSION=3.7.12
+ARG OPENPYPE_PYTHON_VERSION=3.9.12

 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.name="pypeclub/openpype"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="OpenPype Docker Image"
@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ RUN source $HOME/.bashrc \
 RUN source $HOME/.bashrc \
    && bash ./tools/build.sh

-RUN cp /usr/lib64/libffi* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.7/lib \
-    && cp /usr/lib64/libssl* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.7/lib \
-    && cp /usr/lib64/libcrypto* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.7/lib \
-    && cp /root/.pyenv/versions/${OPENPYPE_PYTHON_VERSION}/lib/libpython* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.7/lib \
-    && cp /usr/lib64/libxcb* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.7/vendor/python/PySide2/Qt/lib
+RUN cp /usr/lib64/libffi* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.9/lib \
+    && cp /usr/lib64/libssl* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.9/lib \
+    && cp /usr/lib64/libcrypto* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.9/lib \
+    && cp /root/.pyenv/versions/${OPENPYPE_PYTHON_VERSION}/lib/libpython* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.9/lib \
+    && cp /usr/lib64/libxcb* ./build/exe.linux-x86_64-3.9/vendor/python/PySide2/Qt/lib

 RUN cd /opt/openpype \
    rm -rf ./vendor/bin
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 OpenPype
 ====

-[![documentation](https://github.com/pypeclub/pype/actions/workflows/documentation.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pypeclub/pype/actions/workflows/documentation.yml) ![GitHub VFX Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/vfx%20platform-2021-lightgrey?labelColor=303846)
+[![documentation](https://github.com/pypeclub/pype/actions/workflows/documentation.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pypeclub/pype/actions/workflows/documentation.yml) ![GitHub VFX Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/vfx%20platform-2022-lightgrey?labelColor=303846)



@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The main things you will need to run and build OpenPype are:
 - **Terminal** in your OS
    - PowerShell 5.0+ (Windows)
    - Bash (Linux)
- [**Python 3.7.8**](#python) or higher
+- [**Python 3.9.6**](#python) or higher
 - [**MongoDB**](#database) (needed only for local development)


@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ For more details on requirements visit [requirements documentation](https://open
 Building OpenPype
 -------------

-To build OpenPype you currently need [Python 3.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/) as we are following
+To build OpenPype you currently need [Python 3.9](https://www.python.org/downloads/) as we are following
 [vfx platform](https://vfxplatform.com). Because of some Linux distros comes with newer Python version
-already, you need to install **3.7** version and make use of it. You can use perhaps [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) for this on Linux.
+already, you need to install **3.9** version and make use of it. You can use perhaps [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) for this on Linux.
+**Note**: We do not support 3.9.0 because of [this bug](https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/22670). Please, use higher versions of 3.9.x.

 ### Windows

-You will need [Python 3.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
+You will need [Python >= 3.9.1](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
 More tools might be needed for installing dependencies (for example for **OpenTimelineIO**) - mostly
 development tools like [CMake](https://cmake.org/) and [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/cs/downloads/)

@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ OpenPype is build using [CX_Freeze](https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest)

 ### macOS

-You will need [Python 3.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads). You'll need also other tools to build
+You will need [Python >= 3.9](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads). You'll need also other tools to build
 some OpenPype dependencies like [CMake](https://cmake.org/) and **XCode Command Line Tools** (or some other build system).

 Easy way of installing everything necessary is to use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh):
@ -106,19 +107,19 @@ exec "$SHELL"
 PATH=$(pyenv root)/shims:$PATH
 ```

-4) Pull in required Python version 3.7.x
+4) Pull in required Python version 3.9.x
 ```sh
 # install Python build dependences
 brew install openssl readline sqlite3 xz zlib

-# replace with up-to-date 3.7.x version
-pyenv install 3.7.9
+# replace with up-to-date 3.9.x version
+pyenv install 3.9.6
 ```

 5) Set local Python version
 ```sh
 # switch to OpenPype source directory
-pyenv local 3.7.9
+pyenv local 3.9.6
 ```

 #### To build OpenPype:
@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ sudo ./tools/docker_build.sh centos7
 If all is successful, you'll find built OpenPype in `./build/` folder.

 #### Manual build
-You will need [Python 3.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads). You'll also need [curl](https://curl.se) on systems that doesn't have one preinstalled.
+You will need [Python >= 3.9](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads). You'll also need [curl](https://curl.se) on systems that doesn't have one preinstalled.

 To build Python related stuff, you need Python header files installed (`python3-dev` on Ubuntu for example).

@ -222,14 +223,14 @@ eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
 # reload shell
 exec $SHELL

-# install Python 3.7.9
-pyenv install -v 3.7.9
+# install Python 3.9.x
+pyenv install -v 3.9.6

 # change path to OpenPype 3
 cd /path/to/openpype-3

 # set local python version
-pyenv local 3.7.9
+pyenv local 3.9.6

 ```
 </details>
@ -345,4 +346,4 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d

 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->

-This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
+This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
--- a/openpype/modules/ftrack/tray/ftrack_tray.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/ftrack/tray/ftrack_tray.py
@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class FtrackTrayWrapper:
                    failed_count = 0

            # If thread failed test Ftrack and Mongo connection
-            elif not self.thread_socket_server.isAlive():
+            elif not self.thread_socket_server.is_alive():
                self.thread_socket_server.join()
                self.thread_socket_server = None
                ftrack_accessible = False
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ packages = [
 openpype = 'start:boot'

 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "3.7.*"
+python = ">=3.9.1,<3.10"
 aiohttp = "^3.7"
 aiohttp_json_rpc = "*" # TVPaint server
 acre = { git = "https://github.com/pypeclub/acre.git" }
-opentimelineio = { version = "0.14.0.dev1", source = "openpype" }
+opentimelineio = "^0.14"
 appdirs = { git = "https://github.com/ActiveState/appdirs.git", branch = "master" }
 blessed = "^1.17" # openpype terminal formatting
 coolname = "*"
@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ aiohttp-middlewares = "^2.0.0"
 flake8 = "^3.7"
 autopep8 = "^1.4"
 coverage = "*"
-cx_freeze = "~6.9"
+cx_freeze = "6.12.0"
 GitPython = "^3.1.17"
 jedi = "^0.13"
 Jinja2 = "^2.11"
--- a/tools/build.sh
+++ b/tools/build.sh
@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ done
 ###############################################################################
 detect_python () {
  echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Using python \c"
-  command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e "${BIRed}- NOT FOUND${RST} ${BIYellow}You need Python 3.7 installed to continue.${RST}"; return 1; }
+  command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e "${BIRed}- NOT FOUND${RST} ${BIYellow}You need Python 3.9 installed to continue.${RST}"; return 1; }
  local version_command
  version_command="import sys;print('{0}.{1}'.format(sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1]))"
  local python_version
@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ detect_python () {
  IFS=.
  set -- $python_version
  IFS="$oIFS"
-  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "6" ] ; then
-    if [ "$2" -gt "7" ] ; then
-      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.7.x${RST}"; return 1;
+  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "9" ] ; then
+    if [ "$2" -gt "9" ] ; then
+      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.9.x${RST}"; return 1;
    else
      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIGreen}$1.$2${RST} ${BIWhite}]${RST}"
    fi
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ main () {
  openpype_root=$(dirname $(dirname "$(realpath ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"))
  pushd "$openpype_root" > /dev/null || return > /dev/null

-  version_command="import os;exec(open(os.path.join('$openpype_root', 'openpype', 'version.py')).read());print(__version__);"
+  version_command="import os;import re;version={};exec(open(os.path.join('$openpype_root', 'openpype', 'version.py')).read(), version);print(re.search(r'(\d+\.\d+.\d+).*', version['__version__'])[1]);"
  openpype_version="$(python <<< ${version_command})"

  _inside_openpype_tool="1"
@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ if [ "$disable_submodule_update" == 1 ]; then
    echo -e "${BIYellow}***${RST} Not updating submodules ..."
  else
    echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Making sure submodules are up-to-date ..."
-    git submodule update --init --recursive
+    git submodule update --init --recursive || { echo -e "${BIRed}!!!${RST} Poetry installation failed"; return 1; }
  fi
  echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Building ..."
  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
@ -189,12 +189,21 @@ if [ "$disable_submodule_update" == 1 ]; then
  elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
    "$POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry" run python "$openpype_root/setup.py" bdist_mac &> "$openpype_root/build/build.log" || { echo -e "${BIRed}------------------------------------------${RST}"; cat "$openpype_root/build/build.log"; echo -e "${BIRed}------------------------------------------${RST}"; echo -e "${BIRed}!!!${RST} Build failed, see the build log."; return 1; }
  fi
-  "$POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry" run python "$openpype_root/tools/build_dependencies.py"
+  "$POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry" run python "$openpype_root/tools/build_dependencies.py" || { echo -e "${BIRed}!!!>${RST} ${BIYellow}Failed to process dependencies${RST}"; return 1; }

  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # fix cx_Freeze libs issue
+    echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Fixing libs ..."
+    mv "$openpype_root/build/OpenPype $openpype_version.app/Contents/MacOS/dependencies/cx_Freeze" "$openpype_root/build/OpenPype $openpype_version.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/"  || { echo -e "${BIRed}!!!>${RST} ${BIYellow}Can't move cx_Freeze libs${RST}"; return 1; }
+
+
    # fix code signing issue
-    codesign --remove-signature "$openpype_root/build/OpenPype $openpype_version.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/Python"
+    echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Fixing code signatures ...\c"
+    codesign --remove-signature "$openpype_root/build/OpenPype $openpype_version.app/Contents/MacOS/openpype_console" || { echo -e "${BIRed}FAILED${RST}"; return 1; }
+    codesign --remove-signature "$openpype_root/build/OpenPype $openpype_version.app/Contents/MacOS/openpype_gui" || { echo -e "${BIRed}FAILED${RST}"; return 1; }
+    echo -e "${BIGreen}DONE${RST}"
    if command -v create-dmg > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Creating dmg image ...\c"
      create-dmg \
        --volname "OpenPype $openpype_version Installer" \
        --window-pos 200 120 \
@ -202,6 +211,9 @@ if [ "$disable_submodule_update" == 1 ]; then
        --app-drop-link 100 50 \
        "$openpype_root/build/OpenPype-Installer-$openpype_version.dmg" \
        "$openpype_root/build/OpenPype $openpype_version.app"
+
+      test $? -eq 0 || { echo -e "${BIRed}FAILED${RST}"; return 1; }
+      echo -e "${BIGreen}DONE${RST}"
    else
      echo -e "${BIYellow}!!!${RST} ${BIWhite}create-dmg${RST} command is not available."
    fi
--- a/tools/build_win_installer.ps1
+++ b/tools/build_win_installer.ps1
@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ if(-not $m) {
    Set-Location -Path $current_dir
    Exit-WithCode 1
 }
-# We are supporting python 3.7 only
-if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 7)) {
+# We are supporting python 3.9
+if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 9)) {
    Write-Host "FAILED Version [ $p ] is old and unsupported" -ForegroundColor red
    Set-Location -Path $current_dir
    Exit-WithCode 1
-} elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 7)) {
+} elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 9)) {
    Write-Host "WARNING Version [ $p ] is unsupported, use at your own risk." -ForegroundColor yellow
    Write-Host "*** " -NoNewline -ForegroundColor yellow
-    Write-Host "OpenPype supports only Python 3.7" -ForegroundColor white
+    Write-Host "OpenPype supports only Python 3.9" -ForegroundColor white
 } else {
    Write-Host "OK [ $p ]" -ForegroundColor green
 }
--- a/tools/create_env.ps1
+++ b/tools/create_env.ps1
@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ print('{0}.{1}'.format(sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1]))
      Set-Location -Path $current_dir
      Exit-WithCode 1
    }
-    # We are supporting python 3.7 only
-    if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 7)) {
+    # We are supporting python 3.9 only
+    if (($matches[1] -lt 3) -or ($matches[2] -lt 9)) {
      Write-Color -Text "FAILED ", "Version ", "[", $p ,"]",  "is old and unsupported" -Color Red, Yellow, Cyan, White, Cyan, Yellow
      Set-Location -Path $current_dir
      Exit-WithCode 1
-    } elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 7)) {
+    } elseif (($matches[1] -eq 3) -and ($matches[2] -gt 9)) {
        Write-Color -Text "WARNING Version ", "[",  $p, "]",  " is unsupported, use at your own risk." -Color Yellow, Cyan, White, Cyan, Yellow
-        Write-Color -Text "*** ", "OpenPype supports only Python 3.7" -Color Yellow, White
+        Write-Color -Text "*** ", "OpenPype supports only Python 3.9" -Color Yellow, White
    } else {
        Write-Color "OK ", "[",  $p, "]" -Color Green, Cyan, White, Cyan
    }
--- a/tools/create_env.sh
+++ b/tools/create_env.sh
@ -88,16 +88,16 @@ done
 ###############################################################################
 detect_python () {
  echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Using python \c"
-  command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e "${BIRed}- NOT FOUND${RST} ${BIYellow}You need Python 3.7 installed to continue.${RST}"; return 1; }
+  command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e "${BIRed}- NOT FOUND${RST} ${BIYellow}You need Python 3.9 installed to continue.${RST}"; return 1; }
  local version_command="import sys;print('{0}.{1}'.format(sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1]))"
  local python_version="$(python <<< ${version_command})"
  oIFS="$IFS"
  IFS=.
  set -- $python_version
  IFS="$oIFS"
-  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "6" ] ; then
-    if [ "$2" -gt "7" ] ; then
-      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.7.x${RST}"; return 1;
+  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "9" ] ; then
+    if [ "$2" -gt "9" ] ; then
+      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.9.x${RST}"; return 1;
    else
      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIGreen}$1.$2${RST} ${BIWhite}]${RST}"
    fi
@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ main () {
  echo -e "${BIGreen}>>>${RST} Post-venv creation fixes ..."
  local openpype_index=$("$POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry" run python "$openpype_root/tools/parse_pyproject.py" tool.poetry.source.0.url)
  echo -e "${BIGreen}-   ${RST} Using index: ${BIWhite}$openpype_index${RST}" 
-  "$POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry" run pip install setuptools==49.6.0
-  "$POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry" run pip install --disable-pip-version-check --force-reinstall wheel
  "$POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry" run python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check --force-reinstall pip
 }

--- a/tools/create_zip.sh
+++ b/tools/create_zip.sh
@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ detect_python () {
  IFS=.
  set -- $python_version
  IFS="$oIFS"
-  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "6" ] ; then
-    if [ "$2" -gt "7" ] ; then
-      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.7.x${RST}"; return 1;
+  if [ "$1" -ge "3" ] && [ "$2" -ge "9" ] ; then
+    if [ "$2" -gt "9" ] ; then
+      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIRed}$1.$2 ${BIWhite}]${RST} - ${BIRed}FAILED${RST} ${BIYellow}Version is new and unsupported, use${RST} ${BIPurple}3.9.x${RST}"; return 1;
    else
      echo -e "${BIWhite}[${RST} ${BIGreen}$1.$2${RST} ${BIWhite}]${RST}"
    fi
--- a/website/docs/admin_distribute.md
+++ b/website/docs/admin_distribute.md
@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ Distribution consists of two parts
 It is self contained (frozen) software that also includes all of the OpenPype codebase with the version
 from the time of the build.

- Igniter package is around 500MB and preparing an updated version requires you to re-build pype. That would be 
+ Igniter package is around 1Gb and preparing an updated version requires you to re-build pype. That would be 
 inconvenient for regular and quick distribution of production updates and fixes. So you can distribute those
 independently, without requiring you artists to re-install every time.

+ You can have multiple versions installed at the same time.
+
 ### 2. OpenPype Codebase

 When you upgrade your studio pype deployment to a new version or make any local code changes, you can distribute
@ -77,4 +79,6 @@ For example OpenPype will consider the versions in this order: `3.8.0-nightly` <

 See https://semver.org/ for more details.

-For studios customizing the source code of OpenPype, a practical approach could be to build by adding a name and a number after the PATCH and not to deploy 3.8.0 from original OpenPype repository. For example, your builds will be: `3.8.0-yourstudio.1` < `3.8.0-yourstudio.2` < `3.8.1-yourstudio.1`.
+For studios customizing the source code of OpenPype, a practical approach could be to build by adding a name and a number after the PATCH and not to deploy 3.8.0 from original OpenPype repository. For example, your builds will be: `3.8.0-yourstudio.1` < `3.8.0-yourstudio.2` < `3.8.1-yourstudio.1`.
+
+Versions of Igniter and those coming in zips are compatible if they match major and minor version - `3.13.4` is compatible with `3.13.1` but not with `3.12.2` or `3.14.0`.
--- a/website/docs/dev_build.md
+++ b/website/docs/dev_build.md
@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

 To build Pype you currently need (on all platforms):

- **[Python 3.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/)** as we are following [vfx platform](https://vfxplatform.com).
+- **[Python 3.9](https://www.python.org/downloads/)** as we are following [vfx platform CY2022](https://vfxplatform.com).
 - **[git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)**

 We use [CX_Freeze](https://cx-freeze.readthedocs.io/en/latest) to freeze the code and all dependencies and
@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ To build OpenPype on Linux you will need:
 - **[curl](https://curl.se)** on systems that doesn't have one preinstalled.
 - **bzip2**, **readline**, **sqlite3** and other libraries.

-Because some Linux distros come with newer Python version pre-installed, you might 
-need to install **3.7** version and make use of it explicitly. 
+Because some Linux distros come with older Python version pre-installed, you might 
+need to install **3.9** version and make use of it explicitly. 
 Your best bet is probably using [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv).

 You can use your package manager to install **git** and other packages to your build
@ -136,16 +136,16 @@ $ eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"
 # reload shell
 $ exec $SHELL

-# install Python 3.7.10
+# install Python 3.9.6
 # python will be downloaded and build so please make sure
 # you have all necessary requirements installed (see below).
-$ pyenv install -v 3.7.10
+$ pyenv install -v 3.9.6

 # change path to pype 3
 $ cd /path/to/pype-3

 # set local python version
-$ pyenv local 3.7.10
+$ pyenv local 3.9.6
 ```
 :::note Install build requirements for **Ubuntu**

@ -220,19 +220,19 @@ $ exec "$SHELL"
 $ PATH=$(pyenv root)/shims:$PATH
 ```

-4) Pull in required Python version 3.7.x
+4) Pull in required Python version 3.9.x
 ```shell
 # install Python build dependences
 $ brew install openssl readline sqlite3 xz zlib

-# replace with up-to-date 3.7.x version
-$ pyenv install 3.7.9
+# replace with up-to-date 3.9.x version
+$ pyenv install 3.9.6
 ```

 5) Set local Python version
 ```shell
 # switch to Pype source directory
-$ pyenv local 3.7.9
+$ pyenv local 3.9.6
 ```

 6) Install `create-dmg`
@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ to `pyproject.toml` to `[tool.poetry.dependencies]` section.

 ```toml title="/pyproject.toml"
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "3.7.*"
+python = "3.9.*"
 aiohttp = "^3.7"
 aiohttp_json_rpc = "*" # TVPaint server
 acre = { git = "https://github.com/pypeclub/acre.git" }
--- a/website/docs/dev_requirements.md
+++ b/website/docs/dev_requirements.md
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The main things you will need to run and build pype are:
 - **Terminal** in your OS
    - PowerShell 5.0+ (Windows)
    - Bash (Linux)
- [**Python 3.7.9**](#python) or higher
+- [**Python 3.9.x**](#python)
 - [**MongoDB**](#database)


@ -55,13 +55,14 @@ To run mongoDB on server, use your server distribution tools to set it up (on Li

 ## Python

-**Python 3.7.8** is the recommended version to use (as per [VFX platform CY2021](https://vfxplatform.com/)).
+**Python 3.9.x** is the recommended version to use (as per [VFX platform CY2022](https://vfxplatform.com/)).
+**Note**: We do not support 3.9.0 because of [this bug](https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/22670). Please, use higher versions of 3.9.x.

-If you're planning to run openPYPE on workstations from built executables (highly recommended), you will only need python for building and development, however, if you'd like to run from source centrally, every user will need python installed. 
+If you're planning to run openPYPE on workstations from built executables (highly recommended), you will only need python for building and development, however, if you'd like to run from source centrally, every user will need python installed.

 ## Hardware

-openPYPE should be installed on all workstations that need to use it, the same as any other application. 
+openPYPE should be installed on all workstations that need to use it, the same as any other application.

 There are no specific requirements for the hardware. If the workstation can run
 the major DCCs, it most probably can run openPYPE.