Warn user on startup if `requires-python` is not met
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Description
I think that zipapps generated with `shiv` should warn users on start if the `requires-python` Trove classifier defined in `pyproject.toml` is not met by the user's Python environment. The warning might just be something like this:
```
shiv: Your Python version (x.xx) does not meet the zipapp's requirements (<>= x.xx). Please upgrade/downgrade it!
Do you want to continue anyway? The app might not behave as intended. (y/n)
```
_See https://github.com/gy-mate/moodle-to-vikwikiquiz/issues/17 for a user report._
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Research direction
The issue concerns shiv-generated zipapps, the requires-python value in pyproject.toml, and startup behavior; begin by tracing the generated app's startup entry point and how this requirement is carried into it. Confirm the Python-version comparison and warning/continue prompt using the reported moodle-to-vikwikiquiz case, with completion defined as warning when the requirement is unmet.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100