Patch out max. Python version check entirely

0001-Patch-out-maximum-Python-version-check.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 6e526cacbd163f10db5cda62e10744f31d2cb5ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Benjamin A. Beasley" <code@musicinmybrain.net>
+Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 10:47:38 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Patch out maximum Python version check
+
+Fedora must build this package with the current version of Python,
+whether upstream is ready or not.
+---
+ setup.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 02b1604..b08653d 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def _guard_py_ver():
+     max_py = parse(max_python_version)
+     cur_py = parse('.'.join(map(str, sys.version_info[:3])))
+ 
+-    if not min_py <= cur_py < max_py:
++    if not min_py <= cur_py:
+         msg = ('Cannot install on Python version {}; only versions >={},<{} '
+                'are supported.')
+         raise RuntimeError(msg.format(cur_py, min_py, max_py))
+-- 
+2.39.2
+

python-llvmlite.spec

@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ License:        BSD-2-Clause AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
 URL:            http://llvmlite.pydata.org/
 Source0:        %{forgesource}
 
+# Patch out maximum Python version check
+#
+# Fedora must build this package with the current version of Python,
+# whether upstream is ready or not.
+#
+# Feature request / discussion issue for doing this without a patch:
+#   “Escape hatch” for maximum Python version check
+#   https://github.com/numba/llvmlite/issues/912
+# See also:
+#   python 3.10 support
+#   https://github.com/numba/llvmlite/issues/740
+Patch:          0001-Patch-out-maximum-Python-version-check.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  pyproject-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 # 0.39.1 only supports llvm11
@@ -85,10 +98,6 @@ Documentation for %{name}.
 %prep
 %forgeautosetup -p1
 
-# seems to be fine with 3.11 and 3.12, but we need to loosen the guard
-# see also: “python 3.10 support” https://github.com/numba/llvmlite/issues/740
-sed -i 's/max_python_version =.*/max_python_version = "3.13"/' setup.py
-
 # increase verbosity of tests to 2
 sed -i 's/\(def run_tests.*verbosity=\)1/\12/' llvmlite/tests/__init__.py