and back to 3.9...

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 repos:
 -   repo: https://github.com/python/black
-    rev: 24.3.0
+    rev: 24.8.0
     hooks:
     - id: black
-      language_version: python3.9
+      language_version: python3.12
 -   repo: https://github.com/adamchainz/blacken-docs
     rev: 1.16.0
     hooks:

README.rst

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ For detailed instructions, see the `installation guide <https://ridepy.org/howto
 
 If you're in a hurry, here's the gist:
 
-- RidePy works with Python >= 3.9
+- RidePy currently works best with Python 3.9
 - If you are on platform other than x86-64 Linux, i.e., one that we don't offer wheels for, you will need to first set up a C++ build environment and the `Boost C++ libraries <https://www.boost.org/>`__. On Debian-like systems, this is easily accomplished with
 
 .. code-block:: bash

doc/howto/install-ridepy.rst

@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ This section explains how to set up RidePy on your machine in various ways.
 Prerequisites
 -------------
 
-RidePy needs at least Python 3.9.
+Currently, using Python 3.9 is your best option.
 
 In addition, you should probably use a Python environment for keeping things clean. The following commands should work for Linux and macOS. On Windows, things might have to be done marginally different.
 
 We recommend using either `Anaconda <https://www.anaconda.com/>`__ (which has the added benefit of being able to handle different Python versions):
 
 .. code::
 
-    conda create -n ridepy python=3.12
+    conda create -n ridepy python=3.9
     conda activate ridepy
 
-or simply ``venv`` from the Python standard library (assuming you are already using your desired version, alternatively you can additionally use `pyenv <https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv>`__ for managing Python versions):
+or simply ``venv`` from the Python standard library (assuming you are already on Python 3.9, alternatively you can additionally use `pyenv <https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv>`__ for managing Python versions):
 
 .. code::