drop support for Python 3.7

Author: svlandeg

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ jobs:
         pydantic-version:
           - pydantic-v1
           - pydantic-v2
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04
-            python-version: "3.7"
-            pydantic-version: pydantic-v1
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04
-            python-version: "3.7"
-            pydantic-version: pydantic-v2
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -73,12 +66,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Pydantic v2
         if: matrix.pydantic-version == 'pydantic-v2'
         run: uv pip install --upgrade "pydantic>=2.0.2,<3.0.0"
-      - name: Pin typing-extensions for Python 3.7
-        if: matrix.python-version == '3.7'
-        run: uv pip install --upgrade "typing-extensions==4.6.1"
       - name: Lint
-        # Do not run on Python 3.7 as mypy behaves differently
-        if: matrix.python-version != '3.7' && matrix.pydantic-version == 'pydantic-v2'
+        if: matrix.pydantic-version == 'pydantic-v2'
         run: bash scripts/lint.sh
       - run: mkdir coverage
       - name: Test

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "sqlmodel"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "SQLModel, SQL databases in Python, designed for simplicity, compatibility, and robustness."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 authors = [
     { name = "Sebastián Ramírez", email = "[email protected]" },
 ]
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",

requirements-tests.txt

@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ ruff ==0.9.6
 # For FastAPI tests
 fastapi >=0.103.2
 httpx ==0.24.1
-# TODO: upgrade when deprecating Python 3.7
-dirty-equals ==0.6.0; python_version < "3.8"
-dirty-equals ==0.9.0; python_version >= "3.8"
+dirty-equals ==0.9.0
 jinja2 ==3.1.4
-# Pin typing-extensions until Python 3.8 is deprecated or the issue with dirty-equals
-# is fixed, maybe fixed after dropping Python 3.7 and upgrading dirty-equals
-typing-extensions ==4.6.1; python_version < "3.8"
-typing-extensions ==4.12.2; python_version >= "3.8"
+typing-extensions ==4.12.2