SNOW-1058504: Python 3.12 support

[melanopsis]

I'm just starting this to get the discussion going for Python 3.12 support. Since Python is now on a yearly release cadence, I think you will get "new Python version support" queries more often and it's best to tackle it sooner rather than later.

Thanks.

[sfc-gh-yixie]

@melanopsis Snowflake Python Runtime Policy states that "Snowflake intends to support new Python runtimes within 1 year of their first official release."

[melanopsis]

Thanks. Hopefully, the policy can be revised at some point to bring support within six months, instead of one year.

[gregbrant2]

+1. I'm working on a project that is using Python 3.12 and we have a hard requirement from a customer to use Snowflake. Having the Snowflake client available on 3.12 is essential.

[sfc-gh-yixie]

We're going to work on supporting 3.12.

@sfc-gh-bprakash , for your visibility about "Hopefully, the policy can be revised at some point to bring support within six months, instead of one year."

[krispharper]

Python 3.12 was released on 2023-10-02, so this marks the last day for Snowpark to support it within 1 year of release. Is there any timeline or expected date for that to happen?

It's been difficult to get Snowpark adoption at our company because of this policy.

[EED85]

I've reviewed the Snowpark release notes, and I see that support for Python 3.11 was added in October 2023, which is now over a year ago. Python 3.13 has since been released. However, Snowpark does not currently support Python 3.12. Considering our company's size and the numerous users of our centralized Docker setup, it is likely that many users who are not Snowpark users will want or need to use Python 3.12. Therefore, we cannot use it until Snowpark provides faster support for Python updates.

[benmorrisalchera]

Same issue here. You are the last remaining package blocking our upgrade to 3.12. Any news on when you are going to release a 3.12 compatible version?