The Gimmecert is supposed to be compatible with various versions of Python. At time of this writing this includes covers version 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7.

Since having multiple Python versions available at the same time can be problematic (unless running something like Gentoo), it would be useful to set-up a Vagrant configuration that would make the process easier.

The following should be done:

• Add a Vagrantfile configuration file.
• Set-up provisioning of Vagrant machine as follows:
  • Base the set-up on Debian Stretch (use the contrib image for proper Vagrant directory sharing).
  • Set a decent hostname (like gimmecert-testing) for the VM.
  • Install the necessary Python versions by building them from source.
  • Create a dedicated virtualenv for running the necessary tests (including package installation), and automatically activate it for the vagrant user on login.
• Write development documentation for using the Vagrant machine:
  • Document procedure for running the full set of tests from within VM through tox.

Sidenote: When installing build dependencies for Python, make sure to not install OpenSSL 1.1.0 development headers, since those will not work with Python 3.4.