[macOS] Python 3.9 and 3.10 will be removed from macOS13 arm64 and macOS14 arm64 on November 18.

[susmitamane]

Breaking changes

• Python < 3.11 will be removed from macOS-13 arm64 and macOS-14 arm64.

Target date

Image deployment will start on November 18, 2024 and will take 2-3 days.

The motivation for the changes

We use python-versions as a source for Python binaries. As per the repo policy , we are removing Python < 3.11 from arm64 runners.

Possible impact

• If your workflows are using Python < 3.11 builds will fail.

Platforms affected

• [ ] Azure DevOps
• [ ] GitHub Actions

Runner images affected

• [ ] Ubuntu 20.04
• [ ] Ubuntu 22.04
• [ ] Ubuntu 24.04
• [ ] macOS 12
• [ ] macOS 13
• [X] macOS 13 Arm64
• [ ] macOS 14
• [X] macOS 14 Arm64
• [ ] macOS 15
• [ ] macOS 15 Arm64
• [ ] Windows Server 2019
• [ ] Windows Server 2022

Mitigation ways

Please consider using Python version >=3.11 in your workflows.