# ERROR: Package 'pkg' requires a different Python: 3.7.4 not in '>=3.8'

- **ID:** `python/pip-requires-python-not-satisfied`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** config_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

The package's Requires-Python metadata excludes the current Python version.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.7 | active | — | — |
| 3.8 | active | — | — |
| 3.9 | active | — | — |

## Workarounds

1. **** (95% success)
   ```
   python3.8 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate && pip install pkg
   ```
2. **** (80% success)
   ```
   pip install 'pkg<2.0'
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — Only affects resolution for downloading; doesn't change the actual interpreter. (80% fail)
- **** — May break other dependencies; not a quick fix. (50% fail)