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diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index e1864e6f..257c6a57 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -348,3 +348,23 @@ Just make sure you switch the user to ``root`` when needed and switch back to `` rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* USER tox + + +Testing end-of-life Python versions +----------------------------------- + +``tox`` uses ``virtualenv`` under its hood for managing virtual environments. + +`Virtualenv 20.22.0 <https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/changelog.html#v20-22-0-2023-04-19>`_ +dropped support for all Python versions smaller or equal to Python 3.6. + +If you need to test against e.g. Python 2.7, 3.5 or 3.6, you need to add the +following ``requires`` statement to your ``tox.ini`` configuration files. + +.. code-block:: ini + + [tox] + requires = virtualenv<20.22.0 + +In case you need to do this for many repositories, we recommend to use +`all-repos <https://github.com/asottile/all-repos>`_. |