From d1f19fc4cdd97b9bbb1163754306e95fcf781ebd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Georgios Kafanas <g.kafanas@greeklug.gr>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:48:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [REFACTOR] Centralize handling of Python version

---
 .github/workflows/deploy.yml     | 5 ++++-
 .github/workflows/test-build.yml | 5 ++++-
 .python-version                  | 2 +-
 README.md                        | 4 ++--
 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index fbe792b4e..ea24522dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Read Python
+        id: pyversion
+        run: echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$(cat .python-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}'
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
index c5be26e30..2278e8c8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Read Python version
+        id: pyversion
+        run: echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$(cat .python-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
+          python-version: '${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}'
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
index 6a801ce54..c70edfad8 100644
--- a/.python-version
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.8.13
+3.11.13
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a48ca45d..e594dec17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ $ pip install --requirement requirements.txt
 If your system Python is not compatible with the required packages, we suggest that you install Python in a Conda environment using the [Micromamba](https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/micromamba.html) package manager for Conda.
 
 - Begin by [installing the Micromamba package manager](https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/micromamba-installation.html).
-- Install Python 3.11 in a new environment.
+- Install the Python version listed in `.python-version` in a new environment.
 ```
 $ micromamba env create --name ulhpc-docs-python
-$ micromamba install python=3.11 --channel conda-forge --name ulhpc-docs-python
+$ micromamba install python=$(cat .python-version) --channel conda-forge --name ulhpc-docs-python
 ```
 - You now have 2 options. First options is to install the required python packages directly in the Conda environment.
 ```