docs: correct the supported Python versions and the feature support claims - #724
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The supported platforms table and the operating system note gave 3.7 as the floor while the installation note gave 3.8. CI covers 3.8 through 3.14 (.github/workflows/check.yml), and 3.7 has been end of life since June 2023, so 3.8 is the floor in all three places. Also bring the installation note's text inside its blockquote, so the NOTE callout renders with its content rather than empty. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The SDK implements the realtime feature set: connection and channel lifecycle with state management (ably/realtime/connection.py, ably/realtime/channel.py), publish with server acknowledgement, subscribe by event or catch-all, presence with sync and automatic re-entry (ably/realtime/presence.py, ably/realtime/presencemap.py), in-band re-authentication (ConnectionManager.on_auth_updated), channel encryption, message annotations (ably/realtime/annotations.py) and vcdiff deltas. Realtime publish and presence shipped in 3.0.0 and annotations in 3.1.0, per CHANGELOG.md. State that surface alongside the features that are genuinely absent, in place of the REST-only claim and the MQTT adapter recommendation. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Navigate logical layers of code changes, visualize relationships, and explore their blast radius. WalkthroughThe README raises the minimum supported Python version to 3.8 and replaces its brief Realtime support statement with an inventory of supported capabilities, unsupported features, and delta compression requirements. ChangesREADME support information
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~4 minutes Change: Other Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The README and package metadata give conflicting Python support guidance, and users may overlook the available Realtime presence-history API. Correct these descriptions before merging; the vcdiff setup is consistent with the implementation. Architecture SummaryArchitecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to The change affects 1 system. Changed systems: Architecture concerns Review detailsSystems and components
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- Around line 36-39: Remove the Python 3.7 classifier from the project
classifiers in pyproject.toml so the published support metadata matches the
README’s Python 3.8+ claim. Leave requires-python unchanged.
- Around line 97-112: Update the Feature support section to document Realtime
Presence.history() as supported, removing it from the unsupported features list
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Remove the Python 3.7 classifier.
The README now states that Python 3.8+ is supported, but pyproject.toml still advertises Python 3.7 through its classifier. Remove that classifier to align the public support metadata. Keep requires-python = ">=3.7" if installation on Python 3.7 remains intentional.
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Review comment at @README.md around lines 36 - 39:
Remove the Python 3.7 classifier from the project classifiers in pyproject.toml
so the published support metadata matches the README’s Python 3.8+ claim. Leave
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| This SDK currently supports only [Ably REST](https://ably.com/docs/rest) and basic realtime message subscriptions. To access full [Ably Realtime](https://ably.com/docs/realtime) features in Python, consider using the [MQTT adapter](https://ably.com/docs/mqtt). | ||
| This SDK supports the Ably Pub/Sub REST and Realtime APIs, including connection and channel lifecycle management, publishing and subscribing, presence, message history, message annotations, channel encryption, and token authentication with in-band re-authentication. | ||
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| - [Connection recovery](https://ably.com/docs/connect/states) using the `recover` client option. | ||
| - Message filtering on subscriptions, and derived channels. | ||
| - Presence history, though [channel history](https://ably.com/docs/storage-history/history) is supported. | ||
| - [Batch publish](https://ably.com/docs/messages/batch) and batch presence. | ||
| - [Token revocation](https://ably.com/docs/auth/revocation). | ||
| - [Push notification target](https://ably.com/docs/push) functionality, so a Python client cannot itself receive push notifications. The [push admin API](https://ably.com/docs/api/rest-sdk/push-admin) for registering and managing other devices is supported. | ||
| - [LiveObjects](https://ably.com/docs/liveobjects). | ||
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| > [Delta compression](https://ably.com/docs/channels/options/deltas) requires the `vcdiff` extra (`pip install "ably[vcdiff]"`) and an `AblyVCDiffDecoder` instance passed to the client as `vcdiff_decoder`. |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Document Realtime presence history as supported.
Presence.history() is exposed through the Realtime presence API. The current README incorrectly states that presence history is unsupported, which can prevent users from using this implemented feature. Clarify that only the distinction from channel history is relevant.
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Update the Feature support section to document Realtime Presence.history() as
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Summary
Two correctness fixes to
README.md, each verifiable from the repo.1. Supported Python versions
The README gave two different floors:
README.md:36(platform table)Python 3.7+ through 3.14README.md:39(OS note)as long as Python 3.7+ is availableREADME.md:55(installation note)version 3.8 or greater3.8 is the correct floor, on this evidence:
.github/workflows/check.yml:24ispython-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']— seven jobs, none of them 3.7. An untested version is not a supported version.All three places now say 3.8.
Also at
README.md:54-55: the> [!NOTE]alert's body was missing its>prefix, so GitHub rendered an empty NOTE callout followed by a detached paragraph. The body is now inside the blockquote.Not changed here:
requires-pythonpyproject.toml:6still declaresrequires-python = ">=3.7", and the 3.7-conditional dependency markers (httpx,websockets,pyee,pytest-asyncio,respx,async-case) are still present. I deliberately left these alone:requires-pythonfloor is a packaging decision with release implications (it changes which interpreters pip will install on, and regeneratesuv.lock), so it deserves its own PR and its own decision.list[...], PEP 604X | None) appears only in annotation positions, and every such module carriesfrom __future__ import annotations— so 3.7 is untested rather than provably non-functional.Worth a follow-up decision, not a silent change.
2. Feature support
README.md:97-99claimed:This is no longer accurate, and the MQTT-adapter recommendation is misleading. Evidence:
ably/realtime/connection.py,ably/realtime/connectionmanager.pyably/realtime/channel.py(attach,detach,_notify_state)RealtimeChannel.publish→PendingMessageQueue,on_ack/on_nackRealtimeChannel.subscribe/unsubscribeably/realtime/presence.py,ably/realtime/presencemap.pyConnectionManager.on_auth_updated(sendsAUTHon a live connection)RealtimeChannel.publishencrypt path,Message.from_encoded_array(cipher=...)ably/realtime/annotations.pyably/rest/channel.py:46(RealtimeChannelsubclassesChannel)ably/vcdiff/defaultvcdiffdecoder.py,channel.pydelta pathRelease history corroborates it:
CHANGELOG.mdrecords realtime publish (#648) and realtime presence (#651) in 3.0.0, and annotations in 3.1.0. The claim predates those releases; the current version is 3.1.4.The README also contradicted itself — the Usage section describes connecting to "Ably's realtime messaging service" and subscribing to a channel, immediately above a section saying realtime was unavailable.
The section now states the supported surface and lists the features that are genuinely absent (connection recovery via
recover, message filtering, derived channels, presence history, batch publish/presence, token revocation, push notification target, LiveObjects), plus a note that deltas need thevcdiffextra and an explicitly-passedAblyVCDiffDecoder(Options.vcdiff_decoderdefaults toNone— verified by running it).House style supports dropping the caveat rather than rewording it:
ably-js,ably-java,ably-dotnetandably-cocoacarry no realtime caveat at all. The wording here was copied fromably-php, where it is true. The gap list followsably-go's pattern of per-feature bullets under Support.Verification
uv run ruff check— passes.AblyRealtime(key, client_id=...),async with(AblyRest.__aenter__/__aexit__),connection.once_async,channels.get, andchannel.subscribe/publishas coroutines all exist with the documented shapes. Left unchanged.Noted, deliberately out of scope
.ably/capabilities.yaml— itsRealtime:block lists only channel attach/subscribe and connection lifecycle, omitting realtime publish and presence. This feeds Ably's public feature matrix via.github/workflows/features.yml, so it is stale in the same way the README was and should be updated separately.roadmap.md— "Milestone 4: Realtime Channel Publish" and "Milestone 5: Realtime Channel Presence" are still_T.B.D._though both shipped in 3.0.0.pyproject.toml:3saysversion = "3.1.3"whileably/__init__.pysayslib_version = '3.1.4'(3.1.4 is what PyPI serves).client-library, python, rest, sdk—realtimeis absent.README.md:24linksSDK Setup for Python.to.../setup?lang=python, which 301s tohttps://ably.com/docs/getting-started, dropping the Python context. Likely shared across the SDK README template, so better fixed template-wide...., supported on all popular platforms and frameworks.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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