Python version 3.13 is not supported. Please install Python 3.9-3.12.

[rljacobson]

I am on macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 and am using the pre-built release. I get a "Setup Failed" error with the message, "Python version 3.13 is not supported. Please install Python 3.9-3.12."

I have multiple versions of Python installed on my system. My system Python is 3.9 and the Python in my terminal Path is 3.10. Starting the app from the terminal doesn't make a difference, so it doesn't seem to matter what is in my path.

[wladimiiir]

@rljacobson

Can you help me debug the issue by providing output of python3 --version command, when you run it in your terminal?
Thank you.

[wladimiiir]

With the version 0.2.3 new environment variable has been introduced - AIDER_DESK_PYTHON. You can set it to your Python executable, and AiderDesk will use it during the initial setup. See info in README.

[rixx]

Do you plan to support Python 3.13 at some point / what are the blockers with Python 3.13 atm?

[wladimiiir]

When Aider supports Python 3.13 then the support can be also added to AiderDesk.

See the issue for more details.

[dimitritholen]

I have tried the following:

export AIDER_DESK_PYTHON=/opt/homebrew/bin/python3.11

alias python=python3.11
alias pip=pip3.11
alias python3=python3.11
alias pip3=pip3.11

in .zshrc and .bashrc - but I keep getting the error that 3.13 is not supported.

[dimitritholen]

• Open a terminal window on MacOS with the aliases and AIDER_DESK_PYTHON variable
• Find the aider-desk icon in Applications
• Right click the icon and select "Show package content" from the menu
• Navigate: Contents > MacOS
• Drag aider-desk executable to your terminal window and press enter

Now it installs.