Raise `subint` floor to py3.14 and split dep-groups

The private `_interpreters` C module ships since 3.13, but that vintage
wedges under our `threading.Thread` + multi-trio usage pattern
—> `_interpreters.exec()` silently never makes progress. 3.14 fixes it.
So gate on the presence of the public `concurrent.interpreters` wrapper
(3.14+ only) even tho we still call into the private module at runtime.

Deats,
- `try_set_start_method('subint')` error msg + `_subint` module
  docstring/comments rewritten to document the 3.14 floor and why 3.13
  can't work.
- `_subint._has_subints` gate now imports `concurrent.interpreters` (not
  `_interpreters`) as the version sentinel.

Also, reshuffle `pyproject.toml` deps into
per-python-version `[tool.uv.dependency-groups]`:
- `subints` group: `msgspec>=0.21.0`, py>=3.14
- `eventfd` group: `cffi>=1.17.1`, py>=3.13,<3.14
- `sync_pause` group: `greenback`, py>=3.13,<3.14
  (was in `devx`; moved out bc no 3.14 yet)

Bump top-level `msgspec>=0.20.0` too.

(this commit msg was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code

pyproject.toml

@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ dependencies = [
   "tricycle>=0.4.1,<0.5",
   "wrapt>=1.16.0,<2",
   "colorlog>=6.8.2,<7",
+
   # built-in multi-actor `pdb` REPL
   "pdbp>=1.8.2,<2", # windows only (from `pdbp`)
+
   # typed IPC msging
   "msgspec>=0.20.0",
-  "cffi>=1.17.1",
   "bidict>=0.23.1",
   "multiaddr>=0.2.0",
   "platformdirs>=4.4.0",
@@ -64,10 +65,13 @@ dev = [
 ]
 devx = [
   # `tractor.devx` tooling
-  "greenback>=1.2.1,<2",  # TODO? 3.14 greenlet on nix?
   "stackscope>=0.2.2,<0.3",
   # ^ requires this?
   "typing-extensions>=4.14.1",
+  # {include-group = 'sync_pause'},  # XXX, no 3.14 yet!
+]
+sync_pause = [
+  "greenback>=1.2.1,<2",  # TODO? 3.14 greenlet on nix?
 ]
 testing = [
   # test suite
@@ -85,6 +89,14 @@ repl = [
 lint = [
   "ruff>=0.9.6"
 ]
+# XXX, used for linux-only hi perf eventfd+shm channels
+# now mostly moved over to `hotbaud`.
+eventfd = [
+  "cffi>=1.17.1",
+]
+subints = [
+  "msgspec>=0.21.0",
+]
 # TODO, add these with sane versions; were originally in
 # `requirements-docs.txt`..
 # docs = [
@@ -93,6 +105,17 @@ lint = [
 # ]
 # ------ dependency-groups ------
 
+[tool.uv.dependency-groups]
+# for subints, we require 3.14+ due to 2 issues,
+# - hanging behaviour for various multi-task teardown cases (see
+#   "Availability" section in the `tractor.spawn._subints` doc string).
+# - `msgspec` support which is oustanding per PEP 684 upstream tracker:
+#   https://github.com/jcrist/msgspec/issues/563
+#
+# https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#group-requires-python
+subints = {requires-python = ">=3.14"}
+eventfd = {requires-python = ">=3.13, <3.14"}
+sync_pause = {requires-python = ">=3.13, <3.14"}
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
 # XXX NOTE, only for @goodboy's hacking on `pprint(sort_dicts=False)`

tractor/spawn/_spawn.py

@@ -117,16 +117,21 @@ def try_set_start_method(
 
         case 'subint':
             # subints need no `mp.context`; feature-gate on the
-            # private `_interpreters` C module (available py3.13+
-            # via cpython's internal stdlib — predates the PEP 734
-            # public wrapper which only lands in py3.14).
+            # py3.14 public `concurrent.interpreters` wrapper
+            # (PEP 734). We actually drive the private
+            # `_interpreters` C module in legacy mode — see
+            # `tractor.spawn._subint` for why — but py3.13's
+            # vintage of that private module hangs under our
+            # multi-trio usage, so we refuse it via the public-
+            # module presence check.
             from ._subint import _has_subints
             if not _has_subints:
                 raise RuntimeError(
-                    f'Spawn method {key!r} requires Python 3.13+ '
-                    f'(private stdlib `_interpreters` C module; '
-                    f'the public `concurrent.interpreters` wrapper '
-                    f'lands in py3.14).\n'
+                    f'Spawn method {key!r} requires Python 3.14+.\n'
+                    f'(On py3.13 the private `_interpreters` C '
+                    f'module exists but tractor\'s spawn flow '
+                    f'wedges — see `tractor.spawn._subint` '
+                    f'docstring for details.)\n'
                     f'Current runtime: {sys.version}'
                 )
             _ctx = None

tractor/spawn/_subint.py

@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@ IPC-based actor boundary.
 
 Availability
 ------------
-Runs on py3.13+ via the *private* stdlib `_interpreters` C
-module (which predates the py3.14 public
-`concurrent.interpreters` stdlib wrapper). See the comment
-above the `_interpreters` import below for the trade-offs
-driving the private-API choice. On older runtimes the
-module still imports (so the registry stays
-introspectable) but `subint_proc()` raises.
+Requires Python **3.14+**. The private `_interpreters` C
+module we actually call into has shipped since 3.13, but
+that vintage has a latent bug in its thread/subint
+interaction which wedges tractor's spawn flow after
+`_interpreters.create()` — the driver `threading.Thread`
+silently never makes progress inside `_interpreters.exec()`.
+(Minimal standalone reproductions with threading +
+`_interpreters.exec()` work fine on 3.13; only our
+multi-trio-task usage triggers the hang. 3.14 fixes it.)
+On older runtimes the module still imports (so the registry
+stays introspectable) but `subint_proc()` raises.
 
 '''
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -47,23 +51,31 @@ from trio import TaskStatus
 
 
 # NOTE: we reach into the *private* `_interpreters` C module
-# rather than `concurrent.interpreters`' public API because the
-# public API only exposes PEP 734's `'isolated'` config
-# (per-interp GIL). Under `'isolated'`, any C extension missing
-# the `Py_mod_multiple_interpreters` slot (PEP 684) refuses to
+# for the actual subint create/exec/destroy calls rather than
+# `concurrent.interpreters`' public API because the public API
+# only exposes PEP 734's `'isolated'` config (per-interp GIL).
+# Under `'isolated'`, any C extension missing the
+# `Py_mod_multiple_interpreters` slot (PEP 684) refuses to
 # import; in our stack that's `msgspec` — which tractor uses
-# pervasively in the IPC layer — so isolated-mode subints can't
-# finish booting the sub-actor's `trio.run()`. msgspec PEP 684
-# support is open upstream at jcrist/msgspec#563.
+# pervasively in the IPC layer — so isolated-mode subints
+# can't finish booting the sub-actor's `trio.run()`. msgspec
+# PEP 684 support is open upstream at jcrist/msgspec#563.
 #
 # Dropping to the `'legacy'` config keeps the main GIL + lets
 # existing C extensions load normally while preserving the
 # state isolation we actually care about for the actor model
-# (separate `sys.modules` / `__main__` / globals). Side win:
-# the private `_interpreters` module has shipped since py3.13
-# (it predates the PEP 734 stdlib landing), so the `subint`
-# backend can run on py3.13+ despite `concurrent.interpreters`
-# itself being 3.14+.
+# (separate `sys.modules` / `__main__` / globals).
+#
+# But — we feature-gate on the **public** `concurrent.interpreters`
+# module (3.14+) even though we only call into the private
+# `_interpreters` module. Reason: the private module has
+# shipped since 3.13, but the thread/subint interactions
+# tractor relies on (`threading.Thread` driving
+# `_interpreters.exec(..., legacy)` while a trio loop runs in
+# the parent + another inside the subint + IPC between them)
+# hang silently on 3.13 and only work cleanly on 3.14. See
+# docstring above for the empirical details. Using the public
+# module's existence as the gate keeps this check honest.
 #
 # Migration path: when msgspec (jcrist/msgspec#563) and any
 # other PEP 684-holdout C deps opt-in, we can switch to the
@@ -85,6 +97,11 @@ from trio import TaskStatus
 # - msgspec PEP 684 upstream tracker:
 #   https://github.com/jcrist/msgspec/issues/563
 try:
+    # gate: presence of the public 3.14 stdlib wrapper (we
+    # don't actually use it below, see NOTE above).
+    from concurrent import interpreters as _public_interpreters  # noqa: F401  # type: ignore
+    # actual driver: the private C module (also present on
+    # 3.13 but we refuse that version — see gate above).
     import _interpreters  # type: ignore
     _has_subints: bool = True
 except ImportError:
@@ -163,9 +180,10 @@ async def subint_proc(
     '''
     if not _has_subints:
         raise RuntimeError(
-            f'The {"subint"!r} spawn backend requires Python 3.13+ '
-            f'(private stdlib `_interpreters` C module; the public '
-            f'`concurrent.interpreters` wrapper lands in py3.14).\n'
+            f'The {"subint"!r} spawn backend requires Python 3.14+.\n'
+            f'(On py3.13 the private `_interpreters` C module '
+            f'exists but tractor\'s spawn flow wedges — see '
+            f'`tractor.spawn._subint` docstring for details.)\n'
             f'Current runtime: {sys.version}'
         )