Is this a legitimate release of ROOT?

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I am trying to make root a python dependency and when doing


pip install root

I see that this:

is getting installed. I see no README, are we supposed to use that? Is it supported or encouraged?

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It’s in “alpha” state. In one or two weeks it will be officially released with ROOT 6.38 (for Linux).

More details: https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2025/22/epjconf_chep2025_01096.pdf

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Dear @curious_goose ,

Thanks for trying that out! I support @ferhue ‘s statement. We will release 6.38.00 for the first time on PyPI, and it will still be in alpha: please use it, and give us feedback! But I wouldn’t suggest using it for production just yet :slight_smile:

Cheers,

Vincenzo