Drop Python 3.7 support (EOL)

Author: jensens

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install pypa/build

.github/workflows/tests.yaml

@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.7"
           - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"

CHANGES.md

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
   This change enables the use of the generated file with the alternative pip replacement `uv`.
   [jensens]
 
+- Breaking: Drop support for Python 3.7 (it is end of life).
+  [jensens]
+
 - Document sections `vcs` setting.
   [jensens]
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 [project]
 name = "mxdev"
 description = "Enable to work with Python projects containing lots of packages, of which you only want to develop some."
-version = "3.1.0"
+version = "4.0.0"
 keywords = ["pip", "vcs", "git", "development"]
 authors = [
   {name = "MX Stack Developers", email = "dev@bluedynamics.com" }
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = { text = "BSD 2-Clause License" }
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",