Merge pull request #28 from SpiNNakerManchester/python3.12

Python3.12

.github/workflows/c_actions.yml

@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ jobs:
         make doxygen
 
     - name: Validate CITATION.cff
-      if: matrix.python-version == 3.8
+      if: matrix.python-version == 3.12
       uses: dieghernan/cff-validator@main

setup.cfg

@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ classifiers=
         Operating System :: MacOS
         Programming Language :: Python :: C
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
         Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
         Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Neuroscience
 maintainer = SpiNNakerTeam
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ keywords =
         placement
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.7, <4
+python_requires = >=3.8, <4
 packages = find:
 zip_safe = True
 include_package_data = True

setup.py

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import distutils.dir_util
 from setuptools import setup
 import os
+import shutil
 import sys
 
 
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
         this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
         build_dir = os.path.join(this_dir, "build")
         if os.path.isdir(build_dir):
-            distutils.dir_util.remove_tree(build_dir)
+            shutil.rmtree(build_dir)
         egg_dir = os.path.join(
             this_dir, "sPyNNaker_C_Visualisers_Library.egg-info")
         if os.path.isdir(egg_dir):
-            distutils.dir_util.remove_tree(egg_dir)
+            shutil.rmtree(egg_dir)
     setup()