drop python3.7

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -81,23 +81,19 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy3.9", "pypy3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy3.9", "pypy3.10"]
         exclude:
           - os: "macos-latest"
             python-version: "pypy3.10"
           - os: "windows-latest"
             python-version: "pypy3.10"
           # Workaround for https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/696
-          - os: "macos-latest"
-            python-version: 3.7
           - os: "macos-latest"
             python-version: 3.8
           - os: "macos-latest"
             python-version: 3.9
         include:
           # Workaround for https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/696
-          - os: "macos-13"
-            python-version: 3.7
           - os: "macos-13"
             python-version: 3.8
           - os: "macos-13"

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ With `nox`, you can run different sessions (default are `lint` and `test`):
 
 * `format` -> Format the code.
 * `lint` -> Run linters.
-* `test` (`test-3.7`, `test-3.8`, `test-3.9`, `test-3.10`, `test-3.11`) -> Run test suite.
+* `test` (`test-3.8`, `test-3.9`, `test-3.10`, `test-3.11`) -> Run test suite.
 * `cover` -> Perform coverage analysis.
 * `build` -> Build the distribution.
 * `generate_dockerfile` -> generate dockerfile
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ nox > Running session format
 ...
 ```
 
-Sessions `test` ,`unit`, and `integration` can run on many Python versions, 3.7-3.11 by default.
+Sessions `test` ,`unit`, and `integration` can run on many Python versions.
 
-Sessions other than that use the last given Python version, 3.11 by default.
+Sessions other than that use the last given Python version.
 
 You can change it:
 

b2/_internal/_cli/autocomplete_install.py

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 import argcomplete
 from class_registry import ClassRegistry, RegistryKeyError
 
-from b2._internal._utils.python_compat import shlex_join
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 SHELL_REGISTRY = ClassRegistry()
@@ -275,7 +273,7 @@ def _silent_success_run_with_pty(
     """
     import pexpect
 
-    command_str = shlex_join(cmd)
+    command_str = shlex.join(cmd)
 
     child = pexpect.spawn(command_str, timeout=timeout, env=env)
     output = io.BytesIO()

b2/_internal/_utils/uri.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import dataclasses
 import pathlib
 import urllib.parse
+from functools import singledispatchmethod
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Sequence
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
 )
 from b2sdk.v2.exception import B2Error
 
-from b2._internal._utils.python_compat import removeprefix, singledispatchmethod
+from b2._internal._utils.python_compat import removeprefix
 
 
 class B2URIBase:

changelog.d/+drop_py37.changed.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Remove Python 3.7 support in new releases.
+Under Python 3.7 `pip` will keep resolving the latest version of the package that supports active interpreter.
+This change comes at benefit of using newer versions of B2 CLI dependencies in `b2` standalone binary as well as in the official docker image.
+Python 3.8 is now the minimum supported version, until it reaches EOL in October 2024.

noxfile.py

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 PYTHON_VERSIONS = [
     'pypy3.9',
     'pypy3.10',
-    '3.7',
     '3.8',
     '3.9',
     '3.10',

pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Backblaze Inc", email = "[email protected]" },
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 keywords = ["backblaze b2 cloud storage"]
 license = {text = "MIT"}
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ dependencies = true
 optional_dependencies = ["doc", "full", "license"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py37"  # to be replaced by project:requires-python when we will have that section in here
 
 # TODO add D
 select = ["E", "F", "I", "UP"]