[yocto] Python upgrade path?

[Derek Dresser]

Hello,
I have an application that uses features introduced in Python 3.6, so I am
trying to add a new version of Python to my Yocto build.  I know that 3.5.6
is the latest version of Python that has been included in a Yocto release.
I found the patches here
https://patchwork.openembedded.org/series/14778/
and was able to build Python3.7.1 for the commit specified in the patch.  I
looked briefly at rebasing the patches on the Thud branch, but I think that
is beyond my current Python and Yocto capabilities.

Are there any paths forward for me to get a newer version of Python using
Yocto?  Would it be possible for me to use a package created from that
patched build and integrate it with my current thud build?  Are there any
other workarounds I could use until a newer version of Python is supported?

I'd be happy to spend some time on this if I could help move this forward,
but I don't think this is something I can do by myself at this point.  I'm
quite new to Yocto.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or ideas.
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