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Tweak README to better describe version support and testing.
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This is a meta-package for building a version of CPython that can be embedded
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into an Android project. It supports Python versions 3.7 through 3.11 (inclusive).
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into an Android project. It supports Python versions 3.7 through 3.10
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(inclusive); experimental support for Py3.11 also exists.
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It works by downloading, patching, and building CPython and selected pre-
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requisites, packaging them as linkable dynamic libraries, and packaging
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to quickly validate that the expected compiled extension modules are available for a
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You can also use the `Python Support testbed
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<https://github.com/beeware/Python-support-testbed>` project to validate that
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the core pieces of the support package (including modules that have historically
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been problematic) are all present and working.
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To run the CPython test suite within an app context, you can add this code to a
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briefcase app::
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Note that you must modify the ``pythonhome`` excludes list for this to work properly,
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which will make the support package larger.
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.. _can be downloaded: https://briefcase-support.org/python?platform=android&version=3.7

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