Don't explicitly install Python. Use uv sync instead of uv add. (#540)

* Don't explicitly install Python. Use uv sync instead of uv add.

* updates

* update

* updated 3.11 workflows

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Co-authored-by: rasbt <mail@sebastianraschka.com>

.github/workflows/basic-tests-linux-uv.yml

@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python (uv)
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Install uv and dependencies
         shell: bash
         run: |
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          uv python install 3.10
+          uv python install 3.11
           uv add . --dev
           uv pip install -r ch05/07_gpt_to_llama/tests/test-requirements-extra.txt
           uv add pytest-ruff nbval

.github/workflows/basic-tests-macos-uv.yml

@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python (uv)
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Install uv and dependencies
         shell: bash
         run: |
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          uv python install 3.10
+          uv python install 3.11
           uv add . --dev
           uv pip install -r ch05/07_gpt_to_llama/tests/test-requirements-extra.txt
           uv add pytest-ruff nbval

.github/workflows/basic-tests-old-pytorch.yml

@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.10"
+        python-version: "3.11"
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-        uv python install 3.10
+        uv python install 3.11
         uv add . --dev
         uv pip install -r ch05/07_gpt_to_llama/tests/test-requirements-extra.txt
         uv add torch==${{ matrix.pytorch-version }}

.github/workflows/basic-tests-pip.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Create Virtual Environment and Install Dependencies
         run: |

.github/workflows/basic-tests-pytorch-rc.yml

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.10"
+        python-version: "3.11"
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-        uv python install 3.10
+        uv python install 3.11
         uv add . --dev
         uv pip install -r ch05/07_gpt_to_llama/tests/test-requirements-extra.txt
         uv add pytest-ruff nbval

.github/workflows/basic-tests-windows-uv-pip.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.11'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install uv
-          uv venv --python=python3.10
+          uv venv --python=python3.11
           source .venv/Scripts/activate
           pip install -r requirements.txt  # because of dependency issue on Windows when using `uv pip`
           pip install tensorflow-io-gcs-filesystem==0.31.0  # Explicit for Windows

.github/workflows/check-links.yml

@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
+        python-version: '3.11'
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-        uv python install 3.10
+        uv python install 3.11
         uv add . --dev
         uv add pytest-ruff pytest-check-links
         # Current version of retry doesn't work well if there are broken non-URL links

.github/workflows/check-spelling-errors.yml

@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: '3.11'
 
       - name: Install codespell
         run: |
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          uv python install 3.10
+          uv python install 3.11
           uv add . --dev
           uv add codespell
 

.github/workflows/pep8-linter.yml

@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
+        python-version: '3.11'
     - name: Install ruff (a faster flake 8 equivalent)
       run: |
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
-          uv python install 3.10
+          uv python install 3.11
           uv add . --dev
           uv add ruff
 

setup/01_optional-python-setup-preferences/README.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If it returns 3.10 or newer, no further action is required.
 
  
 > [!NOTE]
-> I recommend installing a Python version that is at least 2 versions older than the most recent release to ensure PyTorch compatibility. For example, if the most recent version is Python 3.13, I recommend installing version 3.10 or 3.11.
+> I recommend installing a Python version that is at least 1-3 versions older than the most recent release to ensure PyTorch compatibility. For example, if the most recent version is Python 3.13, I recommend installing version 3.10, 3.11, or 3.12.
 
 Otherwise, if Python is not installed or is an older version, you can install it for your operating system as described below.
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Otherwise, if Python is not installed or is an older version, you can install it
 
 ```bash
 sudo apt update
-sudo apt install python3.10 python3.10-venv python3.10-dev
+sudo apt install python3.11 python3.11-venv python3.11-dev
 ```
 
 <br>
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ conda create -n LLMs python=3.10
 
 <img src="https://sebastianraschka.com/images/LLMs-from-scratch-images/setup/01_optional-python-setup-preferences/new-env.png" alt="new-env" width="600px">
 
-> Many scientific computing libraries do not immediately support the newest version of Python. Therefore, when installing PyTorch, it's advisable to use a version of Python that is one or two releases older. For instance, if the latest version of Python is 3.13, using Python 3.10 or 3.11 is recommended.
+> Many scientific computing libraries do not immediately support the newest version of Python. Therefore, when installing PyTorch, it's advisable to use a version of Python that is one to three releases older. For instance, if the latest version of Python is 3.13, using Python 3.10, 3.11, or 3.12 is recommended.
 
 Next, activate your new virtual environment (you have to do it every time you open a new terminal window or tab):
 

setup/01_optional-python-setup-preferences/native-uv.md

@@ -53,36 +53,28 @@ powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | more"
 > For more installation options, please refer to the official [uv documentation](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/#standalone-installer).
 
  
-## 2. Install Python
-
-You can install Python using uv:
-
-```bash
-uv python install 3.10
-```
-
- 
-> [!NOTE]
-> I recommend installing a Python version that is at least 2 versions older than the most recent release to ensure PyTorch compatibility. For example, if the most recent version is Python 3.13, I recommend installing version 3.10 or 3.11. You can find out the most recent Python version by visiting [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
-
- 
-## 3. Install Python packages and dependencies
+## 2. Install Python packages and dependencies
 
 To install all required packages from a `pyproject.toml` file (such as the one located at the top level of this GitHub repository), run the following command, assuming the file is in the same directory as your terminal session:
 
 ```bash
-uv add . --dev
+uv sync --dev --python 3.11
 ```
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> If you do not have Python 3.11 available on your system, uv will download and install it for you.
+> 
+> I recommend using a Python version that is at least 1-3 versions older than the most recent release to ensure PyTorch compatibility. For example, if the most recent version is Python 3.13, I recommend using version 3.10, 3.11, 3.12. You can find out the most recent Python version by visiting [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+
 > [!NOTE]
 > If you have problems with the following commands above due to certain dependencies (for example, if you are using Windows), you can always fall back to regular pip:
 > `uv add pip`
 > `uv run python -m pip install -U -r requirements.txt`
 
 
-<img src="https://sebastianraschka.com/images/LLMs-from-scratch-images/setup/uv-setup/uv-add.png?1" width="700" height="auto" alt="Uv install">
 
-Note that the `uv add` command above will create a separate virtual environment via the `.venv` subfolder. (In case you want to delete your virtual environment to start from scratch, you can simply delete the `.venv` folder.)
+
+Note that the `uv sync` command above will create a separate virtual environment via the `.venv` subfolder. (In case you want to delete your virtual environment to start from scratch, you can simply delete the `.venv` folder.)
 
 You can install new packages, that are not specified in the `pyproject.toml` via `uv add`, for example: