fix: add Python 3.10+ version check to setup scripts

- Add Python version validation in setup.sh and setup.bat
- Require Python 3.10 or higher (needed by mcp package)
- Provide clear error messages with upgrade instructions
- Update README prerequisites and troubleshooting sections

This prevents confusing dependency errors when users have older Python versions.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ All tools accept both individual files and entire directories. The server:
 
 ## Quickstart (5 minutes)
 
+### Prerequisites
+- **Python 3.10 or higher** (required by the `mcp` package)
+- Git
+
 ### 1. Get a Gemini API Key
 Visit [Google AI Studio](https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey) and generate an API key. For best results with Gemini 2.5 Pro, use a paid API key as the free tier has limited access to the latest models.
 
@@ -890,11 +894,16 @@ This error occurs when Claude Desktop (running on Windows) can't properly execut
 
 ### Common Issues
 
-**"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'mcp'"**
-- This means Python dependencies aren't installed
-- **Solution**: Run the setup script:
-  - macOS/Linux: `./setup.sh` 
-  - Windows: `setup.bat`
+**"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'mcp'" or "No matching distribution found for mcp"**
+- This means either:
+  1. Python dependencies aren't installed - run the setup script
+  2. Your Python version is too old - the `mcp` package requires Python 3.10+
+- **Solution**: 
+  - First check your Python version: `python3 --version` or `python --version`
+  - If below 3.10, upgrade Python from https://python.org
+  - Then run the setup script:
+    - macOS/Linux: `./setup.sh` 
+    - Windows: `setup.bat`
 - If you still see this error, manually activate the virtual environment and install:
   ```bash
   # macOS/Linux:

setup.bat

@@ -22,6 +22,31 @@ REM Display Python version
 echo Found Python:
 python --version
 
+REM Check Python version is at least 3.10
+for /f "tokens=2 delims= " %%i in ('python --version 2^>^&1') do set PYTHON_VERSION=%%i
+for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=." %%a in ("%PYTHON_VERSION%") do (
+    set PYTHON_MAJOR=%%a
+    set PYTHON_MINOR=%%b
+)
+
+if %PYTHON_MAJOR% LSS 3 (
+    goto :pythonTooOld
+)
+if %PYTHON_MAJOR% EQU 3 if %PYTHON_MINOR% LSS 10 (
+    goto :pythonTooOld
+)
+goto :pythonOk
+
+:pythonTooOld
+echo Error: Python 3.10 or higher is required (you have Python %PYTHON_VERSION%)
+echo.
+echo The 'mcp' package requires Python 3.10 or newer.
+echo Please download and install Python from https://python.org
+echo Make sure to check "Add Python to PATH" during installation.
+exit /b 1
+
+:pythonOk
+
 REM Check if venv exists
 if exist "venv\" (
     echo Virtual environment already exists

setup.sh

@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ fi
 PYTHON_VERSION=$(python3 --version)
 echo "✓ Found $PYTHON_VERSION"
 
+# Check Python version is at least 3.10
+PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.version_info.major)')
+PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.version_info.minor)')
+
+if [ "$PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR" -lt 3 ] || ([ "$PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR" -eq 3 ] && [ "$PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR" -lt 10 ]); then
+    echo "❌ Error: Python 3.10 or higher is required (you have Python $PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR.$PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "The 'mcp' package requires Python 3.10 or newer."
+    echo "Please upgrade Python from https://python.org"
+    echo ""
+    echo "On macOS with Homebrew:"
+    echo "  brew install python@3.12"
+    echo ""
+    echo "On Ubuntu/Debian:"
+    echo "  sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3.12 python3.12-venv"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Check if venv exists
 if [ -d "venv" ]; then
     echo "✓ Virtual environment already exists"