Drop Python 3.7 (#1005)

.github/workflows/create_tests_package_lists.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/exhaustive_package_test.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
             python-version: "3.11"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## dev
 
+- Drop support for Python 3.7
 - Make usage message in `pipx run` show `package_or_url`, so extra will be printed out as well
 - Add `--force-reinstall` to pip arguments when `--force` was passed
 - Use the py launcher, if available, to select Python version with the `--python` option

noxfile.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import nox  # type: ignore
 
-PYTHON_ALL_VERSIONS = ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+PYTHON_ALL_VERSIONS = ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION = "3.11"
 DOC_DEPENDENCIES = [".", "jinja2", "mkdocs", "mkdocs-material"]
 MAN_DEPENDENCIES = [".", "argparse-manpage[setuptools]"]

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ name = "pipx"
 description = "Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 keywords = ["pip", "install", "cli", "workflow", "Virtual Environment"]
 authors = [{ name = "Chad Smith", email = "[email protected]" }]
 classifiers = [
   "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
   "Operating System :: OS Independent",
   "Programming Language :: Python",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   "argcomplete>=1.9.4",
   "colorama>=0.4.4; sys_platform == 'win32'",
-  "importlib-metadata>=3.3.0; python_version < '3.8'",
   "packaging>=20.0",
   "platformdirs>=2.1.0",
   "userpath>=1.6.0,!=1.9.0",

src/pipx/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import sys
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 6, 0):
+if sys.version_info < (3, 8, 0):
     sys.exit(
-        "Python 3.6 or later is required. "
+        "Python 3.8 or later is required. "
         "See https://github.com/pypa/pipx "
         "for installation instructions."
     )

tests/test_package_specifier.py

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_fix_package_name(package_spec_in, package_name, package_spec_out):
             True,
         ),
         (
-            'my-project[cli] @ git+ssh://[email protected]/my-company/myproject.git ; python_version<"3.7"',
+            'my-project[cli] @ git+ssh://[email protected]/my-company/myproject.git ; python_version<"3.8"',
             "my-project[cli]@ git+ssh://[email protected]/my-company/myproject.git",
             True,
         ),
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def test_parse_specifier_for_metadata(
             True,
         ),
         (
-            'my-project[cli] @ git+ssh://[email protected]/my-company/myproject.git ; python_version<"3.7"',
+            'my-project[cli] @ git+ssh://[email protected]/my-company/myproject.git ; python_version<"3.8"',
             "my-project[cli]@ git+ssh://[email protected]/my-company/myproject.git",
             True,
         ),