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Python 3.10 Compatibility Issue #12

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Description

@ekzhu

Summary: The project is set up to support Python ≥3.10 in pyproject.toml but uses Python 3.11+ exclusive features, causing import errors when running tests on Python 3.10.

Environment

  • Python Version: 3.10.16
  • Package Manager: uv 0.7.19
  • OS: Linux

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Set up Python 3.10 environment:

    uv venv --python 3.10
    uv sync
    uv pip install -e .
  2. Run tests:

    uv run pytest tests/ -v

Expected Behavior

Tests should run successfully on Python 3.10 as specified in requires-python = ">=3.10".

Actual Behavior

Tests fail with import errors for Python 3.11+ features:

ImportError: cannot import name 'assert_never' from 'typing'
ImportError: cannot import name 'StrEnum' from 'enum'

Root Cause

Two incompatible imports using features added in Python 3.11:

  • StrEnum from enum module
  • assert_never from typing module

Affected Files

  • chatkit/errors.py:2 - from enum import StrEnum
  • chatkit/agents.py:13 - assert_never import in typing imports
  • chatkit/server.py - assert_never import (inferred from test output)

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