python · ned-deily · May 7, 2024 · May 7, 2024
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gatekeeper download quarantine, the final package must be signed
 with a valid Apple Developer ID certificate using productsign.
 Starting with macOS 10.15 Catalina, Gatekeeper now also requires
 that installer packages are submitted to and pass Apple's automated
-notarization service using the altool command.  To pass notarization,
+notarization service using the ``notarytool`` command.  To pass notarization,
 the binaries included in the package must be built with at least
 the macOS 10.9 SDK, must now be signed with the codesign utility,
 and executables must opt in to the hardened run time option with
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ available in the on-line Apple Developer Documentation and man pages.
 A goal of PSF-provided (python.org) Python binaries for macOS is to
 support a wide-range of operating system releases with one set of
 binaries.  Currently, the oldest release supported by python.org
-binaries is macOS 10.9; it is still possible to build Python and
+binaries is macOS 10.9; it should still be possible to build Python and
 Python installers on older versions of macOS but we not regularly
 test on those systems nor provide binaries for them.
 
@@ -49,20 +49,17 @@ Starting with 3.9.1, Python fully supports macOS "weaklinking",
 meaning it is now possible to build a Python on a current macOS version
 with a deployment target of an earlier macOS system. For 3.9.1 and
 later systems, we provide a "macOS 64-bit universal2 installer"
-variant, currently build on macOS 11 Big Sur with fat binaries
+variant, currently built on macOS 11 Big Sur with fat binaries
 natively supporting both Apple Silicon (arm64) and Intel-64
 (x86_64) Macs running macOS 10.9 or later.
 
-The legacy "macOS 64-bit Intel installer" variant is expected to
-be retired prior to the end of 3.9.x support.
-
 build-installer.py requires Apple Developer tools, either from the
 Command Line Tools package or from a full Xcode installation.
 You should use the most recent version of either for the operating
 system version in use.  (One notable exception: on macOS 10.6,
 Snow Leopard, use Xcode 3, not Xcode 4 which was released later
 in the 10.6 support cycle.) build-installer.py also must be run
-with recent versions of Python 3.x or 2.7. On older systems,
+with recent versions of Python 3.x. On older systems,
 due to changes in TLS practices, it may be easier to manually
 download and cache third-party source distributions used by
 build-installer.py rather than have it attempt to automatically
@@ -76,12 +73,11 @@ download them.
 
     - builds the following third-party libraries
 
-        * OpenSSL 1.1.1
-        * Tcl/Tk 8.6
+        * OpenSSL 3.0.x
+        * Tcl/Tk 8.6.x
         * NCurses
         * SQLite
         * XZ
-        * libffi
         * mpdecimal
 
     - uses system-supplied versions of third-party libraries
@@ -98,36 +94,6 @@ download them.
         * ``MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9``
         * Apple ``clang``
 
-2.  legacy Intel 64-bit, x86_64, for OS X 10.9 (and later)::
-
-        /path/to/bootstrap/python3 build-installer.py \
-            --universal-archs=intel-64 \
-            --dep-target=10.9
-
-    - builds the following third-party libraries
-
-        * OpenSSL 1.1.1
-        * Tcl/Tk 8.6
-        * NCurses
-        * SQLite
-        * XZ
-        * libffi
-        * mpdecimal
-
-    - uses system-supplied versions of third-party libraries
-
-        * readline module links with Apple BSD editline (libedit)
-        * zlib
-        * bz2
-
-    - recommended build environment:
-
-        * Mac OS X 10.9.5
-        * Xcode Command Line Tools 6.2
-        * ``MacOSX10.9`` SDK
-        * ``MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9``
-        * Apple ``clang``
-
 
 General Prerequisites
 ---------------------

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\partightenfactor0
 
 \f1\b \cf0 NOTE: 
-\f0\b0 This is an alpha preview of Python 3.13.0, the next feature release of Python 3.  It is not intended for production use.\
+\f0\b0 This is a beta preview of Python 3.13.0, the next feature release of Python 3.  It is not intended for production use.\
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@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Due to new security checks on macOS 10.15 Catalina, when launching IDLE macOS ma
 \f1\b \ul Apple Silicon Mac support\
 
 \f0\b0 \ulnone \
-On Apple Silicon Macs, it is possible to run Python either with native ARM64 code or under Intel 64 emulation using Rosetta2. This option might be useful for testing or if binary wheels are not yet available with native ARM64 binaries.  To  easily force Python to run in emulation mode, invoke it from a command line shell with the 
+On Apple Silicon Macs, it is possible to run Python either with native ARM64 code or under Intel 64 emulation using Rosetta2. This option might be useful for testing or if binary wheels are not yet available with native ARM64 binaries.  To easily force Python to run in emulation mode, invoke it from a command line shell with the 
 \f4 python3-intel64
 \f0  command instead of just 
 \f4 python3

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ At the end of this install, click on
 \
 
 \f1\b NOTE: 
-\f0\b0 This is an alpha test preview of Python 3.13.0, the next feature release of Python 3.  It is not intended for production use.\
+\f0\b0 This is a beta test preview of Python 3.13.0, the next feature release of Python 3.  It is not intended for production use.\
 }