On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 12:40:50PM +0000, Bev Nicolson wrote:
Been getting lots of help on this off list and have got a **long way** forward, but I think I see what the issue is. The script is python3, I have python 2.7.17. Anyone know how to resolve this? (Mint 19.) Is it possible/wise/sensible to upgrade with apt get or is that the way of foolishness?
Python 2.7 is "out of support" now, although many distributions are still using it.
However you should be able to install python3 without any issues, all (well, all the ones I have come across) distributions run quite happily with both versions of python installed.
With python3 becoming the standard you will need it some time anyway.
So 'apt install python3' is what I'd do. (or 'apt get install python3').