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Title: Python 3.6 fails to run on MacOS (Big Sur 11.2.3)
Type: crash Stage: resolved
Components: macOS Versions: Python 3.6
process
Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder: Older Python builds are missing a required file on Big Sur
View: 43393
Assigned To: Nosy List: ned.deily, ronaldoussoren, xxm
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2021-03-11 07:17 by xxm, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg388481 - (view) Author: Xinmeng Xia (xxm) Date: 2021-03-11 07:17
Python 3.6 can work well on old version of MacOS. When I upgrade MacOS to the latest version Big Sur 11.2.3. Python 3.6 fails to start and crashes. Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 can perform well on the new version MacOS Big Sur 11.2.3. The crash information attached as follows:

Crash information
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>>python3.6
dyld: Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation
  Referenced from: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
  Reason: image not found
Abort trap: 6
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msg388516 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-03-11 19:02
I'm sorry you ran into this but, unfortunately, the binaries from Python.org macOS installers prior to 3.7 do not work on macOS 11 Big Sur. Since Python 3.6 and 3.7 are in the security-fix-only phase of the life cycles, we do not provide support on them for new OS versions and providing new binary installers.  Please see the detailed response to Issue43470 for more information.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:42adminsetgithub: 87635
2021-03-11 19:02:24ned.deilysetstatus: open -> closed
superseder: Older Python builds are missing a required file on Big Sur
messages: + msg388516

resolution: duplicate
stage: resolved
2021-03-11 07:17:30xxmcreate