Removed support for Python 3.7 (#1178)

Author: sliverc

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
     env:
       PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     steps:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ any parts of the framework not mentioned in the documentation should generally b
 
 * Fixed OpenAPI schema generation for `Serializer` when used inside another `Serializer` or as a child of `ListField`.
 
+### Removed
+
+* Removed support for Python 3.7.
+
 ## [6.1.0] - 2023-08-25
 
+This is the last release supporting Python 3.7.
+
 ### Added
 
 * Added support for Python 3.11.

README.rst

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ As a Django REST framework JSON:API (short DJA) we are trying to address followi
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-1. Python (3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11)
+1. Python (3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11)
 2. Django (3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2)
 3. Django REST framework (3.13, 3.14)
 

docs/getting-started.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ like the following:
 
 ## Requirements
 
-1. Python (3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11)
+1. Python (3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11)
 2. Django (3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2)
 3. Django REST framework (3.13, 3.14)
 

setup.py

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ def get_package_data(package):
         "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",

tox.ini

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py{37,38,39,310}-django32-drf{313,314,master},
+    py{38,39,310}-django32-drf{313,314,master},
     py{38,39,310}-django40-drf{313,314,master},
     py{38,39,310,311}-django41-drf{314,master},
     py{38,39,310,311}-django42-drf{314,master},
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ deps =
 commands =
     sphinx-build -W -b html -d docs/_build/doctrees docs docs/_build/html
 
-[testenv:py{37,38,39,310}-django32-drfmaster]
+[testenv:py{38,39,310}-django32-drfmaster]
 ignore_outcome = true
 
 [testenv:py{38,39,310}-django40-drfmaster]