From a30b6a4fa7e08c96caa93f5ecd49a90c41431077 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Kasaboski <mark.kasaboski@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:29:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Adds python 3.9 checks to flare.py and
 flare_external_requests.py

---
 packages/flare/bin/flare.py                   | 7 +++++++
 packages/flare/bin/flare_external_requests.py | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/flare/bin/flare.py b/packages/flare/bin/flare.py
index f0e486d..1daaf51 100644
--- a/packages/flare/bin/flare.py
+++ b/packages/flare/bin/flare.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+import sys
+
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
+    sys.exit("Error: This application requires Python 3.9 or higher.")
+
+
 import requests
 import time
 
diff --git a/packages/flare/bin/flare_external_requests.py b/packages/flare/bin/flare_external_requests.py
index d109082..df1aa0a 100644
--- a/packages/flare/bin/flare_external_requests.py
+++ b/packages/flare/bin/flare_external_requests.py
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 import splunk
 import sys
 
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
+    sys.exit("Error: This application requires Python 3.9 or higher.")
+
+
 from urllib import parse