diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c0d4c482ee..6df6417ce1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ An extremely fast Python linter, written in Rust. * ⚡️ 10-100x faster than existing linters * 🐍 Installable via `pip` -* 🤝 Python 3.11 compatibility * 🛠️ `pyproject.toml` support * 📦 Built-in caching, to avoid re-analyzing unchanged files * 🔧 Autofix support, for automatic error correction (e.g., automatically remove unused imports) @@ -1907,6 +1906,22 @@ implemented in [pyupgrade](https://pypi.org/project/pyupgrade/) ([#827](https:// If you're looking to use Ruff, but rely on an unsupported Flake8 plugin, feel free to file an Issue. +### What versions of Python does Ruff support? + +Ruff can lint code for any Python version from 3.7 onwards. However, Ruff lacks support for a few +language features that were introduced in Python 3.10 and later. Specifically, Ruff does not +support: + +- "Structural Pattern Matching" ([PEP 622](https://peps.python.org/pep-0622/)), introduced in Python 3.10. +- "Exception Groups and except* ([PEP 654](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0654/)), introduced in Python 3.11. + +Support for these features is planned. + +Ruff does not support Python 2. Ruff _may_ run on pre-Python 3.7 code, although such versions +are not officially supported (e.g., Ruff does _not_ respect type comments). + +Ruff is installable under any Python version from 3.7 onwards. + ### Do I need to install Rust to use Ruff? Nope! Ruff is available as [`ruff`](https://pypi.org/project/ruff/) on PyPI: