Update Python to v3.12.0

- scipy: Temporarily remove numba
- scipy: Temporarily add libhdf5-dev
  - For h5py wheels

CUDA.md

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ cd base && docker build \
   --build-arg BASE_IMAGE=ubuntu \
   --build-arg BASE_IMAGE_TAG=22.04 \
   --build-arg BUILD_ON_IMAGE=glcr.b-data.ch/cuda/python/ver \
-  --build-arg PYTHON_VERSION=3.11.6 \
+  --build-arg PYTHON_VERSION=3.12.0 \
   --build-arg CUDA_IMAGE_FLAVOR=devel \
   -t jupyterlab/cuda/python/base \
   -f latest.Dockerfile .
@@ -165,7 +165,29 @@ current value of `${NB_UID}` and `${NB_GID}`.
 
 The server logs appear in the terminal.
 
-**Using Docker Desktop**
+#### Using Podman (rootless mode, 3.11.6+)
+
+Create an empty home directory:
+
+```bash
+mkdir "${PWD}/jupyterlab-root"
+```
+
+Use the following command to run the container as `root`:
+
+```bash
+podman run -it --rm \
+  --device 'nvidia.com/gpu=all' \
+  -p 8888:8888 \
+  -u root \
+  -v "${PWD}/jupyterlab-root":/home/root \
+  -e NB_USER=root \
+  -e NB_UID=0 \
+  -e NB_GID=0 \
+  IMAGE[:MAJOR[.MINOR[.PATCH]]] start-notebook.sh --allow-root
+```
+
+#### Using Docker Desktop
 
 [Creating a home directory](#create-home-directory) *might* not be required.
 Also

CUDA_VERSION_MATRIX.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Topmost entry = Tag `latest`
 
 | Python     | CUDA   | cuBLAS    | cuDNN | NCCL   | TensorRT  | Linux distro |
 |:-----------|:-------|:----------|:------|:-------|:----------|:-------------|
-| 3.11.6     | 11.8.0 | 11.11.3.6 | 8.9.6 | 2.15.5 | 8.5.3[^2] | Ubuntu 22.04 |
+| 3.12.0     | 11.8.0 | 11.11.3.6 | 8.9.6 | 2.15.5 | 8.5.3[^2] | Ubuntu 22.04 |
 | 3.11.5     | 11.8.0 | 11.11.3.6 | 8.9.0 | 2.15.5 | 8.5.3[^2] | Ubuntu 22.04 |
 | 3.11.4     | 11.8.0 | 11.11.3.6 | 8.9.0 | 2.15.5 | 8.5.3[^2] | Ubuntu 22.04 |
 | 3.10.13    | 11.8.0 | 11.11.3.6 | 8.9.0 | 2.15.5 | 8.5.3[^2] | Ubuntu 22.04 |

README.md

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ To install docker, follow the instructions for your platform:
 
 ```bash
 cd base && docker build \
-  --build-arg PYTHON_VERSION=3.11.6 \
+  --build-arg PYTHON_VERSION=3.12.0 \
   -t jupyterlab/python/base \
   -f latest.Dockerfile .
 ```

VERSION_MATRIX.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Topmost entry = Tag `latest`
 
 | Python     | Jupyter Hub | Jupyter Lab | code‑server (Code) | Git    | Git LFS | Pandoc | CTAN date[^2] | Quarto[^2]  | Linux distro |
 |:-----------|:------------|:------------|:-------------------|:-------|:--------|:-------|:--------------|:------------|:-------------|
-| 3.11.6     | 4.0.2       | 4.0.9       | 4.19.0 (1.84.2)    | 2.43.0 | 3.4.0   | 3.1.1  |               | 1.3.450     | Debian 12    |
+| 3.12.0     | 4.0.2       | 4.0.9       | 4.19.0 (1.84.2)    | 2.43.0 | 3.4.0   | 3.1.1  |               | 1.3.450     | Debian 12    |
 | 3.11.5     | 4.0.2       | 3.6.6       | 4.17.1 (1.82.2)    | 2.42.0 | 3.4.0   | 3.1.1  | 2023‑10‑02    | 1.3.450     | Debian 12    |
 | 3.11.4     | 4.0.2       | 3.6.5       | 4.16.1 (1.80.2)    | 2.42.0 | 3.4.0   | 3.1.1  | 2023‑08‑24    | 1.3.450     | Debian 12    |
 | 3.10.13    | 4.0.2       | 3.6.5       | 4.16.1 (1.80.2)    | 2.42.0 | 3.4.0   | 3.1.1  | 2023‑08‑24    | 1.3.450     | Debian 12    |

base/.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .env:
   variables:
-    PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11.6"
+    PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12.0"
 
 .before-script-build: &before-script-build
   - |

scipy/.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .env:
   variables:
-    PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11.6"
+    PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12.0"
 
 .before-script-build: &before-script-build
   - |

scipy/latest.Dockerfile

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ RUN dpkgArch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" \
     librsvg2-bin \
     qpdf \
     texinfo \
+    ## For h5py wheels
+    libhdf5-dev \
   ## Install quarto
   && curl -sLO https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/releases/download/v${QUARTO_VERSION}/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-${dpkgArch}.tar.gz \
   && mkdir -p /opt/quarto \
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ RUN dpkgArch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" \
     ipympl\
     ipywidgets \
     matplotlib \
-    numba \
+    #numba \
     numexpr \
     numpy \
     pandas \