less majors

Author: sentrivana

scripts/populate_tox/populate_tox.py

@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ def pick_releases_to_test(
 ) -> list[Version]:
     """Pick a handful of releases to test from a sorted list of supported releases."""
     # If the package has majors (or major-like releases, even if they don't do
-    # semver), we want to make sure we're testing them all. If not, we just pick
-    # the oldest, the newest, and a couple in between.
+    # semver), we want to make sure we're testing them all (unless there's too
+    # many). If not, we just pick the oldest, the newest, and a couple
+    # in between.
     #
     # If there is a relevant prerelease, also test that in addition to the above.
     has_majors = len(set([v.major for v in releases])) > 1
@@ -283,12 +284,27 @@ def pick_releases_to_test(
             if release > releases_by_major[release.major][1]:
                 releases_by_major[release.major][1] = release
 
-        for i, (min_version, max_version) in enumerate(releases_by_major.values()):
-            filtered_releases.add(max_version)
-            if i == len(releases_by_major) - 1:
-                # If this is the latest major release, also check the lowest
-                # version of this version
-                filtered_releases.add(min_version)
+        if len(releases_by_major) > 5:
+            # This framework has a lot of majors. Pick a selection.
+            releases = sorted(
+                [max_version for (_, max_version) in releases_by_major.values()]
+            )
+            filtered_releases = {
+                releases[0],  # oldest version supported
+                releases[len(releases) // 3],
+                releases[
+                    len(releases) // 3 * 2
+                ],  # two releases in between, roughly evenly spaced
+                releases[-1],  # latest
+            }
+
+        else:
+            for i, (min_version, max_version) in enumerate(releases_by_major.values()):
+                filtered_releases.add(max_version)
+                if i == len(releases_by_major) - 1:
+                    # If this is the latest major release, also check the lowest
+                    # version of this version
+                    filtered_releases.add(min_version)
 
     else:
         filtered_releases = {

tox.ini

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # The file (and all resulting CI YAMLs) then need to be regenerated via
 # "scripts/generate-test-files.sh".
 #
-# Last generated: 2025-09-05T11:30:53.329365+00:00
+# Last generated: 2025-09-05T12:16:06.031542+00:00
 
 [tox]
 requires =
@@ -297,13 +297,8 @@ envlist =
     {py3.6,py3.10,py3.11}-pyramid-v2.0.2
 
     {py3.6}-sanic-v0.8.3
-    {py3.6,py3.7}-sanic-v18.12.0
-    {py3.6,py3.7}-sanic-v19.12.5
     {py3.6,py3.8,py3.9}-sanic-v20.12.7
-    {py3.7,py3.9,py3.10}-sanic-v21.12.2
-    {py3.7,py3.10,py3.11}-sanic-v22.12.0
     {py3.8,py3.10,py3.11}-sanic-v23.12.2
-    {py3.8,py3.10,py3.11}-sanic-v24.12.0
     {py3.9,py3.12,py3.13}-sanic-v25.3.0
 
     {py3.8,py3.10,py3.11}-starlite-v1.48.1
@@ -767,23 +762,14 @@ deps =
     pyramid: werkzeug<2.1.0
 
     sanic-v0.8.3: sanic==0.8.3
-    sanic-v18.12.0: sanic==18.12.0
-    sanic-v19.12.5: sanic==19.12.5
     sanic-v20.12.7: sanic==20.12.7
-    sanic-v21.12.2: sanic==21.12.2
-    sanic-v22.12.0: sanic==22.12.0
     sanic-v23.12.2: sanic==23.12.2
-    sanic-v24.12.0: sanic==24.12.0
     sanic-v25.3.0: sanic==25.3.0
     sanic: websockets<11.0
     sanic: aiohttp
     sanic: sanic_testing
     sanic-v0.8.3: sanic_testing<22.9
-    sanic-v18.12.0: sanic_testing<22.9
-    sanic-v19.12.5: sanic_testing<22.9
     sanic-v20.12.7: sanic_testing<22.9
-    sanic-v21.12.2: sanic_testing<22.9
-    sanic-v22.12.0: sanic_testing<22.9
     {py3.6}-sanic: aiocontextvars==0.2.1
     {py3.8}-sanic: tracerite<1.1.2