remove python 3.7 which is end of life

Author: eberrigan

.github/workflows/branch-checks.yml

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 

.github/workflows/ci-conda.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test-imports.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

README.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ A Python package for training and evaluating SLEAP models for root tracking, wit
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-1. **Python 3.7-3.9**: SLEAP requires Python 3.7, 3.8, or 3.9 (not 3.10+)
+1. **Python 3.8-3.9**: SLEAP requires Python 3.8 or 3.9 (not 3.10+)
 2. **SLEAP Environment**: Install SLEAP following the [official guide](https://sleap.ai/installation.html)
 3. **Weights & Biases**: Sign up for a [W&B account](https://wandb.ai)
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ authors = [
 description = "Wrapper around SLEAP and WandB for training."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
-requires-python = ">=3.7,<3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.8,<3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "sleap",
     "wandb",

verify_installation.py

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ def check_python_version():
     """Check if Python version is compatible."""
     print(f"Python version: {sys.version}")
     major, minor = sys.version_info[:2]
-    if major == 3 and 7 <= minor <= 9:
+    if major == 3 and 8 <= minor <= 9:
         print("[OK] Python version compatible")
         return True
     else:
-        print("[ERROR] Python version not compatible (requires 3.7-3.9 for SLEAP)")
+        print("[ERROR] Python version not compatible (requires 3.8-3.9 for SLEAP)")
         return False
 
 def check_sleap_installation():