Drop support for Python 3.7 #578

Author: soxofaan

.github/workflows/unittests.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ jobs:
         # Basic configurations to run on
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
         python-version:
-          - "3.7"
           - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Drop support for Python 3.7 ([#578](https://github.com/Open-EO/openeo-python-client/issues/578))
+
 ### Removed
 
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ examples and in-depth discussion.
 
 ## Installation
 
-Python 3.7 or higher is required.
 As always, it is recommended to work in some kind of virtual environment
 (using `venv`, `virtualenv`, conda, docker, ...)
 to install the `openeo` package and its dependencies:

docs/installation.rst

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ The package is a pure Python implementation and its dependencies are carefully c
 Basic install
 =============
 
-At least *Python 3.7* is required (since version 0.23.0).
-Also, it is recommended to work in a some kind of *virtual environment* (``venv``, ``conda``, ...)
+It is recommended to work in a some kind of *virtual environment* (``venv``, ``conda``, ...)
 to avoid polluting the base install of Python on your operating system
 or introducing conflicts with other applications.
 How you organize your virtual environments heavily depends on your use case and workflow,

setup.py

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/Open-EO/openeo-python-client",
-    python_requires=">=3.7",
+    python_requires=">=3.8",
     packages=find_packages(include=["openeo*"]),
     include_package_data=True,
     tests_require=tests_require,
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
         "console_scripts": ["openeo-auth=openeo.rest.auth.cli:main"],
     },
     classifiers=[
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",