Misleading error message when `requires-python` doesn’t match environment Python

[flying-sheep]

I recently changed requires-python to >=3.12 and forgot to change CI.

In CI I then saw

Environment hatch-test.py3.11 is incompatible: cannot locate Python: 3.11

which is misleading: it shouldn’t say it “cannot locate” it when it doesn’t consider it since it’s incompatible.

I think if the specified Python version for an environment isn’t possible, Hatch should say that more clearly.

[cjames23]

Thanks for bringing this up! I agree we should fix the error message to state more clearly when a Python version is not possible for a given environment. This might be backed up a little bit while I work on getting the lockfile support out and some general cleanup tasks. Trying to get the PR queue and Issues queue back down to a bit more manageable number.

[flying-sheep]

Thank you for all the hard work!