Core: drop Python 3.10 (#5324)

Co-authored-by: black-sliver <59490463+black-sliver@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/pyright-config.json

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "reportMissingImports": true,
   "reportMissingTypeStubs": true,
 
-  "pythonVersion": "3.10",
+  "pythonVersion": "3.11",
   "pythonPlatform": "Windows",
 
   "executionEnvironments": [

.github/workflows/analyze-modified-files.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         if: env.diff != ''
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.11'
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         if: env.diff != ''

.github/workflows/unittests.yml

@@ -39,11 +39,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python:
-          - {version: '3.10'}
-          - {version: '3.11'}
+          - {version: '3.11.2'} # Change to '3.11' around 2026-06-10
           - {version: '3.12'}
         include:
-          - python: {version: '3.10'}  # old compat
+          - python: {version: '3.11'}  # old compat
             os: windows-latest
           - python: {version: '3.12'}  # current
             os: windows-latest

ModuleUpdate.py

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ import multiprocessing
 import warnings
 
 
-if sys.platform in ("win32", "darwin") and sys.version_info < (3, 10, 11):
+if sys.platform in ("win32", "darwin") and sys.version_info < (3, 11, 9):
     # Official micro version updates. This should match the number in docs/running from source.md.
-    raise RuntimeError(f"Incompatible Python Version found: {sys.version_info}. Official 3.10.15+ is supported.")
-elif sys.platform in ("win32", "darwin") and sys.version_info < (3, 10, 15):
+    raise RuntimeError(f"Incompatible Python Version found: {sys.version_info}. Official 3.11.9+ is supported.")
+elif sys.platform in ("win32", "darwin") and sys.version_info < (3, 11, 13):
     # There are known security issues, but no easy way to install fixed versions on Windows for testing.
     warnings.warn(f"Python Version {sys.version_info} has security issues. Don't use in production.")
-elif sys.version_info < (3, 10, 1):
+elif sys.version_info < (3, 11, 0):
     # Other platforms may get security backports instead of micro updates, so the number is unreliable.
-    raise RuntimeError(f"Incompatible Python Version found: {sys.version_info}. 3.10.1+ is supported.")
+    raise RuntimeError(f"Incompatible Python Version found: {sys.version_info}. 3.11.0+ is supported.")
 
 # don't run update if environment is frozen/compiled or if not the parent process (skip in subprocess)
 _skip_update = bool(

Utils.py

@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ def async_start(co: Coroutine[None, None, typing.Any], name: Optional[str] = Non
     Use this to start a task when you don't keep a reference to it or immediately await it,
     to prevent early garbage collection. "fire-and-forget"
     """
-    # https://docs.python.org/3.10/library/asyncio-task.html#asyncio.create_task
+    # https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/asyncio-task.html#asyncio.create_task
     # Python docs:
     # ```
     # Important: Save a reference to the result of [asyncio.create_task],

docs/contributing.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ game contributions:
 * **Do not introduce unit test failures/regressions.**
   Archipelago supports multiple versions of Python. You may need to download older Python versions to fully test
   your changes. Currently, the oldest supported version
-  is [Python 3.10](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-31015/).
+  is [Python 3.11](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-31113/).
   It is recommended that automated github actions are turned on in your fork to have github run unit tests after
   pushing.
   You can turn them on here:  

docs/running from source.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use that version. These steps are for developers or platforms without compiled r
 ## General
 
 What you'll need:
- * [Python 3.10.11 or newer](https://www.python.org/downloads/), not the Windows Store version
+ * [Python 3.11.9 or newer](https://www.python.org/downloads/), not the Windows Store version
    * On Windows, please consider only using the latest supported version in production environments since security
      updates for older versions are not easily available.
    * Python 3.12.x is currently the newest supported version

worlds/generic/docs/mac_en.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Archipelago does not have a compiled release on macOS. However, it is possible to run from source code on macOS. This guide expects you to have some experience with running software from the terminal.
 ## Prerequisite Software
 Here is a list of software to install and source code to download.
-1. Python 3.10 "universal2" or newer from the [macOS Python downloads page](https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/).
+1. Python 3.11 "universal2" or newer from the [macOS Python downloads page](https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/).
    **Python 3.13 is not supported yet.**
 2. Xcode from the [macOS App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835).
 3. The source code from the [Archipelago releases page](https://github.com/ArchipelagoMW/Archipelago/releases).