drop support for Python 3.7 (#295)

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-minor-version: [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
+        python-minor-version: [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
     name: Python 3.${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup pip cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: pipcache
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/pip
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get install graphviz
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.${{ matrix.python-minor-version }}
           check-latest: true

CHANGES.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ ChangeLog
 +------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+
 | Version    | Description                                                            | Date       |
 +============+========================================================================+============+
+| **1.8.0**  | * Drop support for Python 3.7                                          | TBD        |
++------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+
 | **1.7.1**  | * Documentation fixes                                                  | 2023/10/05 |
 +------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+
 | **1.7.0**  | * Drop support for Python 3.6                                          | 2022/10/19 |

LICENSE.rst

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 ---------------------
 
-Copyright (c) 2013-2023 Richard Hull and contributors
+Copyright (c) 2013-2024 Richard Hull and contributors
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.rst

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ canvas, and other functionality to support:
 * state management,
 * dithering to monochrome,
 * pygame emulator,
-* Python 3.7 and newer are supported
+* Python 3.8 and newer are supported
 
 Documentation
 -------------
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ License
 -------
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2013-2023 Richard Hull & Contributors
+Copyright (c) 2013-2024 Richard Hull & Contributors
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

doc/intro.rst

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ support:
 * terminal-style printing,
 * state management,
 * dithering to monochrome,
-* Python 3.7+ is supported
+* Python 3.8+ is supported
 
 .. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rm-hull/luma.led_matrix/master/doc/images/devices.jpg
    :alt: max7219 matrix

setup.cfg

@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ classifiers =
     Topic :: System :: Hardware
     Topic :: System :: Hardware :: Hardware Drivers
     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
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
 
 [options]
 zip_safe = False
 packages = find_namespace:
-python_requires = >=3.7, <4
+python_requires = >=3.8, <4
 install_requires =
     luma.core>=2.4.0
     rpi_ws281x; platform_machine=="armv7l" and platform_system=="Linux"

tox.ini

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Richard Hull and contributors
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2024 Richard Hull and contributors
 # See LICENSE.rst for details.
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py{37,38,39,310,311,312},qa,doc
+envlist = py{38,39,310,311,312,313},qa,doc
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 
 [testenv]