Merge pull request #3744 from Pylons/drop-py37

drop support for python 3.7 which EOL'd in 2023

.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             matrix:
                 py:
-                    - "3.7"
                     - "3.8"
                     - "3.9"
                     - "3.10"

CHANGES.rst

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 Backward Incompatibilities
 --------------------------
 
-- Drop support for Python 3.6.
+- Drop support for Python 3.6 and 3.7.
 
 - Requests to a static_view are no longer allowed to contain a null-byte in any
   part of the path segment.

HACKING.txt

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ In order to add a feature to Pyramid:
 - The feature must be documented in both the API and narrative documentation
   (in `docs/`).
 
-- The feature must work fully on the following CPython versions: 3.7, 3.8, 3.9,
+- The feature must work fully on the following CPython versions: 3.8, 3.9,
   3.10, 3.11, and 3.12 on both UNIX and Windows.
 
 - The feature must work on the latest version of PyPy3.

docs/narr/install.rst

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Installing :app:`Pyramid`
 
 .. note::
 
-    This installation guide emphasizes the use of Python 3.7 and greater for
+    This installation guide emphasizes the use of Python 3.8 and greater for
     simplicity.
 
 
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ Installing :app:`Pyramid`
 Before You Install Pyramid
 --------------------------
 
-Install Python version 3.7 or greater for your operating system, and satisfy
+Install Python version 3.8 or greater for your operating system, and satisfy
 the :ref:`requirements-for-installing-packages`, as described in
 the following sections.
 
 .. sidebar:: Python Versions
 
-    As of this writing, :app:`Pyramid` is tested against Python 3.7,
-    3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and PyPy (matches CPython version 3.8).
+    As of this writing, :app:`Pyramid` is tested against Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and PyPy (matches CPython version 3.8).
 
 :app:`Pyramid` is known to run on all popular Unix-like systems such as Linux,
 macOS, and FreeBSD, as well as on Windows platforms.  It is also known to

docs/narr/upgrading.rst

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ At the time of a Pyramid version release, each supports all versions of Python
 through the end of their lifespans. The end-of-life for a given version of
 Python is when security updates are no longer released.
 
-- `Python 3.7 Lifespan <https://devguide.python.org/versions/#versions>`_ 2023-06-27.
 - `Python 3.8 Lifespan <https://devguide.python.org/versions/#versions>`_ 2024-10.
 - `Python 3.9 Lifespan <https://devguide.python.org/versions/#versions>`_ 2025-10.
 - `Python 3.10 Lifespan <https://devguide.python.org/versions/#versions>`_ 2026-10.

docs/quick_tutorial/requirements.rst

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ virtual environment.)
 
 This *Quick Tutorial* is based on:
 
-* **Python 3.8**. Pyramid fully supports Python 3.7+.
-  This tutorial uses **Python 3.8**.
+* **Python 3.8**. Pyramid fully supports Python 3.8+.
+  This tutorial has been tested with **Python 3.8**.
 
 * **venv**. We believe in virtual environments.
   For this tutorial, we use Python 3's built-in solution :term:`venv`.

pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 79
 skip-string-normalization = true
-target-version = ['py37', 'py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py311', 'py312']
+target-version = ['py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py311', 'py312']
 exclude = '''
 /(
     \.git

setup.py

@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ def readfile(name):
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ def readfile(name):
     package_dir={'': 'src'},
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
-    python_requires='>=3.7',
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
     install_requires=install_requires,
     extras_require={'testing': testing_extras, 'docs': docs_extras},
     tests_require=tests_require,

tox.ini

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
     lint,
-    py37,py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy3,
+    py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy3,
     py312-cover,coverage,
     docs