Doesn't work with Python 3.5.3 from Debian Stretch

[safinaskar]

I use Debian Stretch, its Python 3 version is 3.5.3. I get this error message:

$ cd ~/opt/tor-browser_en-US && python3 ./tor-relay-scanner-0.0.7.pyz -g 1 --timeout 3 --browser --start-browser
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "./tor-relay-scanner-0.0.7.pyz/__main__.py", line 2, in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 969, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 954, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 896, in _find_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1147, in find_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1123, in _get_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1104, in _legacy_get_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 444, in spec_from_loader
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 541, in spec_from_file_location
  File "./tor-relay-scanner-0.0.7.pyz/tor_relay_scanner/scanner.py", line 137
    print(f"Tor Relay Scanner. Will scan up to {WORKING_RELAY_NUM_GOAL}" +
                                                                       ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

So it seems Python 3.5.3 is not supported. So I cannot use this tool on my computer

[ValdikSS]

https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

/!\ Debian LTS support for Debian 9 "Stretch" ended on June 30, 2022

I'll check if it's easy to adapt the utility for older Python versions, but it that requires conflicting code modifications, I won't do that.

[ValdikSS]

Use *.pyz file from https://github.com/ValdikSS/tor-relay-scanner/actions/runs/2797666236 This code is not going to be merged to the main branch.

[safinaskar]

This doesn't work. This time I get this error message:

$ cd ~/opt/tor-browser_en-US && python3 ~/opt/tor-browser_en-US/tor-relay-scanner-bca6c6d.pyz -g 1 --timeout 3 --browser --start-browser
/home/user/opt/tor-browser_en-US/tor-relay-scanner-bca6c6d.pyz/requests/__init__.py:114: RequestsDependencyWarning: urllib3 (1.26.11) or chardet (2.3.0)/charset_normalizer (2.0.12) doesn't match a supported version!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "/home/user/opt/tor-browser_en-US/tor-relay-scanner-bca6c6d.pyz/__main__.py", line 2, in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 969, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 958, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 664, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 634, in _load_backward_compatible
  File "/home/user/opt/tor-browser_en-US/tor-relay-scanner-bca6c6d.pyz/tor_relay_scanner/scanner.py", line 10, in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 969, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 958, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 664, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 634, in _load_backward_compatible
  File "/home/user/opt/tor-browser_en-US/tor-relay-scanner-bca6c6d.pyz/requests/__init__.py", line 147, in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 969, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 954, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 896, in _find_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1147, in find_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1123, in _get_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1104, in _legacy_get_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 444, in spec_from_loader
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 541, in spec_from_file_location
  File "/home/user/opt/tor-browser_en-US/tor-relay-scanner-bca6c6d.pyz/requests/packages.py", line 20
    if mod == package or mod.startswith(f"{package}."):
                                                    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

But don't spend your time for fixing this for me only. I was able to run tor browser in virtual machine, so everything is okey for me now

[ValdikSS]

It seem to not work due to requests module incompatibility. You can do any of these:

• git checkout python35 branch and install python3-requests from the repository
• compile or download newer Python version
• Use docker/lxd/systemd-nspawn/chroot container with newer OS to run the script
• Use a VM