bump minimal supported Python to 3.8

close #248
Becksteinlab · Jun 30, 2023 · 6cc8cd7 · 6cc8cd7
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.10"]
         gromacs-version: ["4.6.5", "2018.6", "2020.6", "2021.1"]
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python-version:  "3.7"
-            gromacs-version: "2021.1"
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python-version: "3.8"
             gromacs-version: "2021.1"

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Changes
   EnsembleAnalysis.run() method, no longer needed (per comments, #199)
 * added support for Python 3.10 (#202)
 * dropped testing on Python 3.6 (PR #220, #202)
+* dropped testing on Python 3.7 (minimally supported Python >= 3.8, #248)
 * use pymbar >= 4 and alchemlyb >= 2 (#246)
 * internal log_banner() now uses logger as argument (PR #247)
 

diff --git a/INSTALL.rst b/INSTALL.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  Quick installation instructions for *MDPOW*
 =============================================
 
-MDPOW is compatible with Python 3.7+ and tested
+MDPOW is compatible with Python >=3.8 and tested
 on Ubuntu and Mac OS.
 
 We recommend that you install MDPOW in a virtual environment.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ GROMACS_.
 Conda environment with pre-requisites
 -------------------------------------
 
-Make a conda environment with the latest packages for Python 3.7 and
+Make a conda environment with the latest packages for Python 3.8 or
 higher with the name *mdpow*; this installs the larger dependencies that are
 pre-requisites for MDPOW::
 

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Installation
 ------------
 
 See `INSTALL`_ for detailed instructions. MDPOW currently supports and
-is tested with Python 3.7 to 3.9.
+is tested with Python 3.8 to 3.10.
 
 You will also need `Gromacs`_ (currently tested with versions 4.6.5,
 2018, 2020, 2021 but 2016 and 2019 should also work).

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
           'Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X',
           '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",