drop support for Python 3.6

Author: BoboTiG

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python: ["3.6", " 3.7", " 3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python: [" 3.7", " 3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:

CHANGELOG

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ History:
 
 7.0.1   2022/10/27
       - fixed the wheel package
+      - dropped support for Python 3.6
       - MSS: fixed PEP 484 prohibits implicit Optional
 
 7.0.0   2022/10/27

README.rst

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Python MSS
 
 An ultra fast cross-platform multiple screenshots module in pure python using ctypes.
 
-- **Python 3.6+** and PEP8 compliant, no dependency, thread-safe;
+- **Python 3.7+** and PEP8 compliant, no dependency, thread-safe;
 - very basic, it will grab one screen shot by monitor or a screen shot of all monitors and save it to a PNG file;
 - but you can use PIL and benefit from all its formats (or add yours directly);
 - integrate well with Numpy and OpenCV;

docs/source/index.rst

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Welcome to Python MSS's documentation!
 
 An ultra fast cross-platform multiple screenshots module in pure python using ctypes.
 
-    - **Python 3.6+** and :pep:`8` compliant, no dependency, thread-safe;
+    - **Python 3.7+** and :pep:`8` compliant, no dependency, thread-safe;
     - very basic, it will grab one screen shot by monitor or a screen shot of all monitors and save it to a PNG file;
     - but you can use PIL and benefit from all its formats (or add yours directly);
     - integrate well with Numpy and OpenCV;

docs/source/support.rst

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Support
 Feel free to try MSS on a system we had not tested, and let us know by creating an `issue <https://github.com/BoboTiG/python-mss/issues>`_.
 
     - OS: GNU/Linux, macOS and Windows
-    - Python: 3.6 and newer
+    - Python: 3.7 and newer
 
 
 Future
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ Abandoned
 - Python 3.3 (2017-12-05)
 - Python 3.4 (2018-03-19)
 - Python 3.5 (2022-10-27)
+- Python 3.6 (202x-xx-xx)

setup.cfg

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 packages_dir = mss
 packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.7
 
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =