Apple App Store Review Lacks Transparency
Python Program Banned from Apple App Store Due to a Single String
App Store Rejection: The Hidden String Costing Python Developers
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5 min readJun 30, 2024
Python developers are facing an unusual problem. Upgrading their programming language version is causing app rejections in the App Store.
Recently, some developers upgraded from Python 3.11 to 3.12. When they resubmitted their apps to Apple’s App Store, they were rejected.
This issue has caught many developers’ attention. Is the problem with Python 3.12 or Apple’s review team?
A String Causes App Review Failure
Eric Froemling, a developer, shared his experience on GitHub. He said:
“This isn’t a typical bug. My app update was rejected from the Mac App Store after I updated from Python 3.11 to 3.12.”
At first, Eric didn’t understand why his previously approved app was now rejected.
The App Store review team didn’t explain why. They just said, “We can’t provide more…
