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System Python (3.9) is too old for Node.js' scripts. For the test machines, newer Python 3 was installed in tap2junit set up, but we do not install tap2junit on the release machines.

Install Python 3.12 as a virtualenv as part of baselayout, but do not replace /usr/bin/python3 so it continues to point to system Python 3.9 and not break dnf.

Refs: #4480 (comment)

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Deployed. Retrying the failed nightlies: https://ci-release.nodejs.org/job/iojs+release/12114/

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Deployed. Retrying the failed nightlies: https://ci-release.nodejs.org/job/iojs+release/12114/

Well that hasn't worked 😞. I think what I need to do is create a Python 3.14 venv in /home/iojs/venv/bin
https://ci-release.nodejs.org/job/iojs+release/12114/nodes=rhel9-x64-release/console

13:45:59 PATH=/home/iojs/venv/bin:/home/iojs/nghttp2/src:/home/iojs/wrk:/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/lib64/ccache:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

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ansible: install Python 3.12 on RHEL 9 machines
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System Python (3.9) is too old for Node.js' scripts. For the test
machines, newer Python 3 was installed in tap2junit set up, but we
do not install tap2junit on the release machines.

Install Python 3.12 as a virtualenv as part of baselayout, but do
not replace `/usr/bin/python3` so it continues to point to system
Python 3.9 and not break dnf.

Signed-off-by: Richard Lau <[email protected]>
@richardlau richardlau changed the title ansible: install Python 3.14 on RHEL 9 machines ansible: install Python 3.12 on RHEL 9 machines Sep 25, 2026
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Updated to use a virtualenv. Picked Python 3.12 instead of 3.14 to match what the test machines are using to minimize variance.

Retrying nightly again: https://ci-release.nodejs.org/job/iojs+release/12115/
(It's passed the Python version check and is at least building. Will probably take a few hours given there's no prior ccache.)

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