From 23c658b9cbe34a151f8f921ab1320bb5d4e40a4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bashonly <88596187+bashonly@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:59:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Raise minimum recommended Python version to 3.10 (#13859)

Ref: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/13858

Authored by: bashonly
---
 yt_dlp/update.py | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/yt_dlp/update.py b/yt_dlp/update.py
index f85be2d08..30cbf538e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/update.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/update.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def _get_binary_name():
 
 
 def _get_system_deprecation():
-    MIN_SUPPORTED, MIN_RECOMMENDED = (3, 9), (3, 9)
+    MIN_SUPPORTED, MIN_RECOMMENDED = (3, 9), (3, 10)
 
     EXE_MSG_TMPL = ('Support for {} has been deprecated. '
                     'See  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/{}  for details.\n{}')
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ def _get_system_deprecation():
     if sys.version_info < MIN_SUPPORTED:
         return f'Python version {major}.{minor} is no longer supported! {PYTHON_MSG}'
 
+    # Temporary until aarch64/armv7l build flow is bumped to Ubuntu 22.04 and Python 3.10
+    if variant in ('linux_aarch64_exe', 'linux_armv7l_exe'):
+        libc_ver = version_tuple(os.confstr('CS_GNU_LIBC_VERSION').partition(' ')[2])
+        if libc_ver < (2, 35):
+            return EXE_MSG_TMPL.format('system glibc version < 2.35', 'issues/13858', STOP_MSG)
+        return None
+
     return f'Support for Python version {major}.{minor} has been deprecated. {PYTHON_MSG}'