What needs to happen?
What changed
This PR documents an issue encountered when building Apache Beam on
Ubuntu 24.04 and GitHub Codespaces where the python3.10 command is not
available by default.
It adds guidance explaining the error and provides a simple workaround
using a symbolic link to the installed Python version.
Why
New contributors using Ubuntu 24.04 or Codespaces frequently encounter
build failures during Python SDK setup. This documentation update helps
avoid confusion and reduces onboarding friction.
Testing
Documentation-only change.
Issue Priority
Priority: 2 (default / most normal work should be filed as P2)
Issue Components
What needs to happen?
What changed
This PR documents an issue encountered when building Apache Beam on
Ubuntu 24.04 and GitHub Codespaces where the
python3.10command is notavailable by default.
It adds guidance explaining the error and provides a simple workaround
using a symbolic link to the installed Python version.
Why
New contributors using Ubuntu 24.04 or Codespaces frequently encounter
build failures during Python SDK setup. This documentation update helps
avoid confusion and reduces onboarding friction.
Testing
Documentation-only change.
Issue Priority
Priority: 2 (default / most normal work should be filed as P2)
Issue Components