[tbb-dev] Fwd: Intent to require Python 3 to build Firefox 59 and later

[intrigeri]

Tom Ritter:
> The requirement will likely be Python 3.5+. Although I would love to make
> that 3.6 if possible so we can fully harness modern features and
> performance.

I'm too lazy to check what's the base OS for the Tor Browser build
boxes but here's what we have in Debian:

python3.5  | 3.5.3-1       | stable     | source, amd64, i386
python3.5  | 3.5.4-4       | testing    | source, amd64, i386
python3.5  | 3.5.4-4       | unstable   | source, amd64, i386
python3.6  | 3.6.3-1       | testing    | source, amd64, i386
python3.6  | 3.6.3-1       | unstable   | source, amd64, i386

So as long as Tor Browser is built on Debian 9 (Stretch aka. stable)
or newer, we're good. Debian 8 (Jessie aka. oldstable) only has 3.4 so
it won't cut it.

(In passing: Tom, from my — somewhat remote — perspective, you're
doing an outstanding liaison job with Mozilla. Many thanks!)