From 50425c393a1824da0aeb3b82c3255616604f6fdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samayeeta <72155755+Samayeeta@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:35:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added warning for unsupported Python versions (<3.8)

---
 ersilia/cli/create_cli.py | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ersilia/cli/create_cli.py b/ersilia/cli/create_cli.py
index 0bf2e1779..0d83773e1 100644
--- a/ersilia/cli/create_cli.py
+++ b/ersilia/cli/create_cli.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import sys
 from ..auth.auth import Auth
 from .cmd import Command
 from .commands import ersilia_cli
 
-
 def create_ersilia_cli():
     """
     Creates and configures the Ersilia CLI.
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ def create_ersilia_cli():
     ersilia_cli : module
         The configured Ersilia CLI module.
     """
+    # Check Python version
+    if sys.version_info < (3.8,):
+        print("\033[91mWARNING: Ersilia does not support Python versions below 3.8. Please upgrade your Python version.\033[0m")
+
     is_contributor = Auth().is_contributor()
 
     cmd = Command()
-
     cmd.auth()
     cmd.catalog()
     cmd.uninstall()
@@ -37,7 +40,6 @@ def create_ersilia_cli():
     cmd.run()
 
     # TODO: functions only for contributors
-    # Functions only for contributors
     if is_contributor:
         cmd.setup()