update docs

Author: apdavison

.github/workflows/core-test.yml

@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
-
-
 jobs:
   multi-os-python-numpy:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
+      fail-fast: false   # temporary for extending matrix, should normally be true
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"]
         # "macos-latest",

doc/source/developers_guide.rst

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ a GitHub account and then set to watch the repository at `GitHub Repository`_
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-    * Python_ 3.7 or later
-    * numpy_ >= 1.11.0
+    * Python_ 3.8 or later
+    * numpy_ >= 1.19.5
     * quantities_ >= 0.12.1
     * nose_ >= 1.1.2 (for running tests)
     * Sphinx_ (for building documentation)
@@ -193,15 +193,15 @@ open a pull request on GitHub
 Python version
 --------------
 
-Neo should work with Python 3.7 or newer. If you need support for Python 2.7,
+Neo should work with Python 3.8 or newer. If you need support for Python 2.7,
 use Neo v0.8.0 or earlier.
 
 
 Coding standards and style
 --------------------------
 
 All code should conform as much as possible to `PEP 8`_, and should run with
-Python 3.7 or newer.
+Python 3.8 or newer.
 
 You can use the `pep8`_ program to check the code for PEP 8 conformity.
 You can also use `flake8`_, which combines pep8 and pyflakes.

doc/source/install.rst

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Installing from the Python Package Index
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
-    * Python_ >= 3.7
-    * numpy_ >= 1.18.5
+    * Python_ >= 3.8
+    * numpy_ >= 1.19.5
     * quantities_ >= 0.12.1
 
 You can install the latest published version of Neo and its dependencies using::