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docs(validators): require Python 3.10+ on PATH for GenVM setup #702

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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion pages/validators/setup-guide.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For a deeper understanding of how staking works in GenLayer, see the [Staking do
| **Disk** | 128 GB SSD/NVMe |
| **Network** | 100 Mbps |
| **OS** | 64-bit Linux |
| **Software** | Docker, Python 3 (with pip and venv) |
| **Software** | Docker, Python 3.10+ (`python3` on `PATH`, with pip and venv) |

GPU not required unless running LLMs locally. See [detailed requirements](/validators/system-requirements) for more info.

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5. Run Genvm setup

This step needs Python 3.10 or newer, available as `python3` on your `PATH`, with `pip` and `venv` (on Debian/Ubuntu: `python3-pip` and `python3-venv`). Check with `python3 --version`.

```sh copy
python3 ./third_party/genvm/bin/setup.py
```
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion pages/validators/system-requirements.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ System Requirements for a GenLayer validator node are the **initial** recommende

- Operating System - 64-bit Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, etc.)
- `docker` - for running the WebDriver container
- `python3`, `python3-pip` and `python3-venv` for GenVM setup
- Python 3.10 or newer, available as `python3` on your `PATH`, plus `python3-pip` and `python3-venv` - for GenVM setup

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Qualify the package names by distribution.

The OS list includes CentOS, but this line does not qualify python3-pip and python3-venv by distribution. RHEL 9 documents venv through python3.11 -m venv and uses versioned pip package names, so this list may misdirect operators on RHEL-family systems. State the required capabilities separately from distribution-specific package names. (docs.redhat.com)

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Review comment at @pages/validators/system-requirements.mdx at line 51:
Update the Python requirement in the system requirements list to state the
required interpreter, pip, and virtual-environment capabilities separately from
package names. Qualify package names by distribution, including the versioned
pip package names and `python3.11 -m venv` guidance for RHEL 9, while retaining
the existing Python version requirement.

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