Drop Python 3.7 (#405)

Author: jakirkham

.github/workflows/ci-linux.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source

.github/workflows/ci-osx.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source

.github/workflows/ci-windows.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source

docs/contributing.rst

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ a bug report:
    interpreter can be obtained by running a Python interactive session, e.g.::
 
     $ python
-    Python 3.7.6 (default, Jan  8 2020, 13:42:34)
-    [Clang 4.0.1 (tags/RELEASE_401/final)] :: Anaconda, Inc. on darwin
+    Python 3.8.15 | packaged by conda-forge | (default, Nov 22 2022, 08:49:06)
+    [Clang 14.0.6 ] on darwin
 
 3. An explanation of why the current behaviour is wrong/not desired, and what you
    expect instead.

docs/release.rst

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ Maintenance
 * Support Python 3.11.
   By :user:`Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos <DimitriPapadopoulos>`, :issue:`369`.
 
+* Drop Python 3.7.
+  By :user:`John Kirkham <jakirkham>`, :issue:`405`.
+
 * Test with zfpy 1.0.0.
   By :user:`John Kirkham <jakirkham>`, :issue:`385`.
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "numpy>=1.7",
     "typing-extensions>=3.7.4"
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dynamic = [
   "version",
 ]