Bump py compat target to 3.8 in setup.py and CI

Author: inducer

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
             uses: actions/setup-python@v4
             with:
                 # matches compat target in setup.py
-                python-version: '3.6'
+                python-version: '3.8'
         -   name: "Main Script"
             run: |
                 curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/main/prepare-and-run-flake8.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8]
+                python-version: ['3.8', '3.10', '3.x']
         steps:
         -   uses: actions/checkout@v3
         -

.github/workflows/wheels.yml

@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
         # to supply options, put them in 'env', like:
         env:
-          CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux_i686"
-        #   CIBW_SOME_OPTION: value
+          CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux_i686 cp36-* cp37-* pp37-*"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl

doc/installation.rst

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ you really only need three basic things:
 
 * A UNIX-like machine with web access.
 * A C++ compiler, preferably a Version 4.x gcc.
-* A working `Python <http://www.python.org>`_ installation, Version 3.6 or newer.
+* A working `Python <http://www.python.org>`_ installation.
 
 Step 1: Download and unpack MeshPy
 -----------------------------------

setup.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def main():
 
           packages=["meshpy"],
           setup_requires=["pybind11"],
-          python_requires="~=3.6",
+          python_requires="~=3.8",
           install_requires=[
                   "pytools>=2011.2",
                   "numpy",