Drop python 3.7 support

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy-3.7", "pypy-3.8", "pypy-3.9"]
+        python: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy-3.8", "pypy-3.9"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PYTHON ?= python
+PYTHON ?= python3
 
 all: check
 

NEWS

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ NEXT
 * Drop support for Python 3.6 (EOL)
   (Stephen Finucane)
 
+* Drop support for Python 3.7 (EOL)
+  (Jelmer Vernooij)
+
 * Add a new ``WarningsFilter`` filter, allowing users to filter warnings as
   part of their tests, before restoring said filters.
   (Stephen Finucane)

README.rst

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ provided that makes using fixtures that meet the ``Fixtures`` contract in
 Dependencies
 ============
 
-* Python 3.7+
+* Python 3.8+
   This is the base language fixtures is written in and for.
 
 * ``pbr``

fixtures/_fixtures/popen.py

@@ -153,14 +153,6 @@ def __call__(
         pipesize=_unpassed,
         process_group=_unpassed
     ):
-        # Reject arguments introduced by newer versions of Python in older
-        # versions; this makes it harder to accidentally hide compatibility
-        # problems using test doubles.
-        if sys.version_info < (3, 7) and text is not FakePopen._unpassed:
-            raise TypeError(
-                "FakePopen.__call__() got an unexpected keyword argument "
-                "'text'"
-            )
         if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
             for arg_name in "group", "extra_groups", "user", "umask":
                 if locals()[arg_name] is not FakePopen._unpassed:

setup.cfg

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ description_content_type = text/x-rst; charset=UTF-8
 author = Robert Collins
 author_email = [email protected]
 url = https://github.com/testing-cabal/fixtures
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 classifiers =
     Development Status :: 6 - Mature
     Intended Audience :: Developers
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     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