Drop Python 3.7 Support (#1491)

* Drop monotonic C extension

* Add warning in setup.py

* Format and lint setup.py

* Fix 3.7 specific logic for Flask tests

* Removing all logic related to Python 3.7

* Format with ruff

* Remove py37 tests from tox

* Remove Python 2 syntax checks

* Sort agent.py file

* Fix merge commits

* Remove unsupported Sanic from tests

* Remove unsupported Falcon from tests

* Megalinter fixes

* Redo changes to setup.py

---------

Co-authored-by: Tim Pansino <timpansino@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: mergify[bot] <37929162+mergify[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: 3 people

.github/.trivyignore

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Ignored Vulnerabilities
 # =======================
 
-# Accepting risk due to Python 3.7 and 3.8 support.
+# Accepting risk due to Python 3.8 support.
 CVE-2025-50181
 
 # Not relevant, only affects Pyodide

.github/containers/Dockerfile

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ RUN echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >>${HOME}/.bashrc && \
     pyenv update
 
 # Install Python
-ARG PYTHON_VERSIONS="3.12 3.11 3.10 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.13 pypy3.10-7.3.17"
+ARG PYTHON_VERSIONS="3.13 3.12 3.11 3.10 3.9 3.8 pypy3.10-7.3.17"
 COPY --chown=0:0 --chmod=755 ./install-python.sh /tmp/install-python.sh
 RUN /tmp/install-python.sh && \
     rm /tmp/install-python.sh

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -23,42 +23,6 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  build-linux-py3-legacy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        wheel:
-          - cp37-manylinux
-          - cp37-musllinux
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # 5.0.0
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Setup QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 # 3.6.0
-
-      - name: Build Wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@8d945475ac4b1aac4ae08b2fd27db9917158b6ce # 2.17.0
-        env:
-          CIBW_PLATFORM: linux
-          CIBW_BUILD: "${{ matrix.wheel }}*"
-          CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: x86_64 aarch64
-          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/rh/devtoolset-8/root/usr/lib64:/opt/rh/devtoolset-8/root/usr/lib:/opt/rh/devtoolset-8/root/usr/lib64/dyninst:/opt/rh/devtoolset-8/root/usr/lib/dyninst:/usr/local/lib64:/usr/local/lib"
-          CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest
-          CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: "PYTHONPATH={project}/tests pytest {project}/tests/agent_unittests -vx"
-
-      - name: Upload Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # 4.6.2
-        with:
-          name: ${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.wheel }}
-          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          retention-days: 1
-
   build-linux-py3:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
@@ -151,7 +115,6 @@ jobs:
       attestations: write
 
     needs:
-      - build-linux-py3-legacy
       - build-linux-py3
       - build-sdist
 

THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ Distributed under the following license(s):
 * [The Apache License, Version 2.0 License](https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0/)
 
 
-## [time.monotonic](newrelic/common/_monotonic.c)
-
-Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Python Software Foundation; All Rights Reserved
-
-Distributed under the following license(s):
-
-* [Python Software Foundation](https://docs.python.org/3/license.html)
-
-
 ## [urllib3](https://pypi.org/project/urllib3)
 
 Copyright (c) 2008-2019 Andrey Petrov and contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.txt)

newrelic/agent.py

@@ -15,56 +15,9 @@
 from newrelic.api.application import application_instance as __application
 from newrelic.api.application import application_settings as __application_settings
 from newrelic.api.application import register_application as __register_application
-from newrelic.api.log import NewRelicContextFormatter as __NewRelicContextFormatter
-from newrelic.api.time_trace import add_custom_span_attribute as __add_custom_span_attribute
-from newrelic.api.time_trace import current_trace as __current_trace
-from newrelic.api.time_trace import get_linking_metadata as __get_linking_metadata
-from newrelic.api.time_trace import notice_error as __notice_error
-from newrelic.api.transaction import accept_distributed_trace_headers as __accept_distributed_trace_headers
-from newrelic.api.transaction import add_custom_attribute as __add_custom_attribute
-from newrelic.api.transaction import add_custom_attributes as __add_custom_attributes
-from newrelic.api.transaction import add_framework_info as __add_framework_info
-from newrelic.api.transaction import capture_request_params as __capture_request_params
-from newrelic.api.transaction import current_span_id as __current_span_id
-from newrelic.api.transaction import current_trace_id as __current_trace_id
-from newrelic.api.transaction import current_transaction as __current_transaction
-from newrelic.api.transaction import disable_browser_autorum as __disable_browser_autorum
-from newrelic.api.transaction import end_of_transaction as __end_of_transaction
-from newrelic.api.transaction import get_browser_timing_header as __get_browser_timing_header
-from newrelic.api.transaction import ignore_transaction as __ignore_transaction
-from newrelic.api.transaction import insert_distributed_trace_headers as __insert_distributed_trace_headers
-from newrelic.api.transaction import record_custom_event as __record_custom_event
-from newrelic.api.transaction import record_custom_metric as __record_custom_metric
-from newrelic.api.transaction import record_custom_metrics as __record_custom_metrics
-from newrelic.api.transaction import record_log_event as __record_log_event
-from newrelic.api.transaction import record_ml_event as __record_ml_event
-from newrelic.api.transaction import set_background_task as __set_background_task
-from newrelic.api.transaction import set_transaction_name as __set_transaction_name
-from newrelic.api.transaction import suppress_apdex_metric as __suppress_apdex_metric
-from newrelic.api.transaction import suppress_transaction_trace as __suppress_transaction_trace
-from newrelic.api.wsgi_application import WSGIApplicationWrapper as __WSGIApplicationWrapper
-from newrelic.api.wsgi_application import wrap_wsgi_application as __wrap_wsgi_application
-from newrelic.api.wsgi_application import wsgi_application as __wsgi_application
-from newrelic.config import extra_settings as __extra_settings
-from newrelic.config import initialize as __initialize
-from newrelic.core.agent import register_data_source as __register_data_source
-from newrelic.core.agent import shutdown_agent as __shutdown_agent
-from newrelic.core.config import global_settings as __global_settings
-from newrelic.samplers.decorators import data_source_factory as __data_source_factory
-from newrelic.samplers.decorators import data_source_generator as __data_source_generator
-
-try:
-    from newrelic.api.asgi_application import ASGIApplicationWrapper as __ASGIApplicationWrapper
-    from newrelic.api.asgi_application import asgi_application as __asgi_application
-    from newrelic.api.asgi_application import wrap_asgi_application as __wrap_asgi_application
-except SyntaxError:
-
-    def __asgi_application(*args, **kwargs):
-        pass
-
-    __ASGIApplicationWrapper = __asgi_application
-    __wrap_asgi_application = __asgi_application
-
+from newrelic.api.asgi_application import ASGIApplicationWrapper as __ASGIApplicationWrapper
+from newrelic.api.asgi_application import asgi_application as __asgi_application
+from newrelic.api.asgi_application import wrap_asgi_application as __wrap_asgi_application
 from newrelic.api.background_task import BackgroundTask as __BackgroundTask
 from newrelic.api.background_task import BackgroundTaskWrapper as __BackgroundTaskWrapper
 from newrelic.api.background_task import background_task as __background_task
@@ -96,6 +49,7 @@ def __asgi_application(*args, **kwargs):
 from newrelic.api.html_insertion import insert_html_snippet as __insert_html_snippet
 from newrelic.api.html_insertion import verify_body_exists as __verify_body_exists
 from newrelic.api.llm_custom_attributes import WithLlmCustomAttributes as __WithLlmCustomAttributes
+from newrelic.api.log import NewRelicContextFormatter as __NewRelicContextFormatter
 from newrelic.api.message_trace import MessageTrace as __MessageTrace
 from newrelic.api.message_trace import MessageTraceWrapper as __MessageTraceWrapper
 from newrelic.api.message_trace import message_trace as __message_trace
@@ -112,14 +66,43 @@ def __asgi_application(*args, **kwargs):
 from newrelic.api.profile_trace import wrap_profile_trace as __wrap_profile_trace
 from newrelic.api.settings import set_error_group_callback as __set_error_group_callback
 from newrelic.api.supportability import wrap_api_call as __wrap_api_call
+from newrelic.api.time_trace import add_custom_span_attribute as __add_custom_span_attribute
+from newrelic.api.time_trace import current_trace as __current_trace
+from newrelic.api.time_trace import get_linking_metadata as __get_linking_metadata
+from newrelic.api.time_trace import notice_error as __notice_error
+from newrelic.api.transaction import accept_distributed_trace_headers as __accept_distributed_trace_headers
+from newrelic.api.transaction import add_custom_attribute as __add_custom_attribute
+from newrelic.api.transaction import add_custom_attributes as __add_custom_attributes
+from newrelic.api.transaction import add_framework_info as __add_framework_info
+from newrelic.api.transaction import capture_request_params as __capture_request_params
+from newrelic.api.transaction import current_span_id as __current_span_id
+from newrelic.api.transaction import current_trace_id as __current_trace_id
+from newrelic.api.transaction import current_transaction as __current_transaction
+from newrelic.api.transaction import disable_browser_autorum as __disable_browser_autorum
+from newrelic.api.transaction import end_of_transaction as __end_of_transaction
+from newrelic.api.transaction import get_browser_timing_header as __get_browser_timing_header
+from newrelic.api.transaction import ignore_transaction as __ignore_transaction
+from newrelic.api.transaction import insert_distributed_trace_headers as __insert_distributed_trace_headers
+from newrelic.api.transaction import record_custom_event as __record_custom_event
+from newrelic.api.transaction import record_custom_metric as __record_custom_metric
+from newrelic.api.transaction import record_custom_metrics as __record_custom_metrics
+from newrelic.api.transaction import record_log_event as __record_log_event
+from newrelic.api.transaction import record_ml_event as __record_ml_event
+from newrelic.api.transaction import set_background_task as __set_background_task
+from newrelic.api.transaction import set_transaction_name as __set_transaction_name
 from newrelic.api.transaction import set_user_id as __set_user_id
+from newrelic.api.transaction import suppress_apdex_metric as __suppress_apdex_metric
+from newrelic.api.transaction import suppress_transaction_trace as __suppress_transaction_trace
 from newrelic.api.transaction_name import TransactionNameWrapper as __TransactionNameWrapper
 from newrelic.api.transaction_name import transaction_name as __transaction_name
 from newrelic.api.transaction_name import wrap_transaction_name as __wrap_transaction_name
 from newrelic.api.web_transaction import WebTransaction as __WebTransaction
 from newrelic.api.web_transaction import WebTransactionWrapper as __WebTransactionWrapper
 from newrelic.api.web_transaction import web_transaction as __web_transaction
 from newrelic.api.web_transaction import wrap_web_transaction as __wrap_web_transaction
+from newrelic.api.wsgi_application import WSGIApplicationWrapper as __WSGIApplicationWrapper
+from newrelic.api.wsgi_application import wrap_wsgi_application as __wrap_wsgi_application
+from newrelic.api.wsgi_application import wsgi_application as __wsgi_application
 from newrelic.common.object_names import callable_name as __callable_name
 from newrelic.common.object_wrapper import CallableObjectProxy as __CallableObjectProxy
 from newrelic.common.object_wrapper import FunctionWrapper as __FunctionWrapper
@@ -143,6 +126,13 @@ def __asgi_application(*args, **kwargs):
 from newrelic.common.object_wrapper import wrap_out_function as __wrap_out_function
 from newrelic.common.object_wrapper import wrap_post_function as __wrap_post_function
 from newrelic.common.object_wrapper import wrap_pre_function as __wrap_pre_function
+from newrelic.config import extra_settings as __extra_settings
+from newrelic.config import initialize as __initialize
+from newrelic.core.agent import register_data_source as __register_data_source
+from newrelic.core.agent import shutdown_agent as __shutdown_agent
+from newrelic.core.config import global_settings as __global_settings
+from newrelic.samplers.decorators import data_source_factory as __data_source_factory
+from newrelic.samplers.decorators import data_source_generator as __data_source_generator
 
 # EXPERIMENTAL - Generator traces are currently experimental and may not
 # exist in this form in future versions of the agent.

newrelic/common/_monotonic.c

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def int_or_str(value):
     return version
 
 
-@lru_cache()
+@lru_cache
 def _get_package_version(name):
     module = sys.modules.get(name, None)
     version = None