Drop python 3.7

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -29,15 +29,12 @@ jobs:
     environment:
       # these environment variables will be passed to the docker container
       - CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: PIP_CONFIG_FILE=buildconfig/pip_config.ini PORTMIDI_INC_PORTTIME=1 SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy SDL_AUDIODRIVER=disk
-      - CIBW_BUILD: "cp3{[7-9],10,11,12}-* pp3{[8-9],10}-*"
+      - CIBW_BUILD: "cp3{8,9,10,11,12}-* pp3{8,9,10}-*"
       - CIBW_ARCHS: aarch64
       - CIBW_SKIP: '*-musllinux_*'
       - CIBW_MANYLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: manylinux2014_base_aarch64
       - CIBW_MANYLINUX_PYPY_AARCH64_IMAGE: manylinux2014_base_aarch64
-      # urllib3 2.0.0+ needs a newer OpenSSL version than what the python 3.7 build in 
-      # the image has. So downgrade urllib3 for now, until we drop python 3.7 (after
-      # which there will be no need to downgrade)
-      - CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: pip install Sphinx"<7.2.0" urllib3"<2.0.0" && python setup.py docs
+      - CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: pip install Sphinx"<7.2.0" && python setup.py docs
       - CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python -m pygame.tests -v --exclude opengl,music,timing --time_out 300
       - CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 2
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ assignees: ''
 You can get some of this info from the text that pops up in the console when you run a pygame program.
 
 - **Operating system** (e.g. Windows, Linux(Debian), Linux(Ubuntu), Mac):
-- **Python version** (e.g. 3.7.9, 3.8.5) :
+- **Python version** (e.g. 3.11.1, 3.8.5) :
 - **SDL version** (e.g. SDL 2.0.12):
 - **PyGame version** (e.g. 2.0.0.dev10, 1.9.6):
 - **Relevant hardware** (e.g. if reporting a bug about a controller, tell us the brand & name of it):

.github/workflows/build-macos.yml

@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ jobs:
           }
 
           - { 
-            name: "x86_64 (CPython 3.7 and Python 3.8)",
+            name: "x86_64 (Python 3.8)",
             macarch: x86_64,
-            # CPython 3.7, CPython/PyPy 3.8
-            pyversions: "cp37-* ?p38-*",
+            # CPython/PyPy 3.8
+            pyversions: "?p38-*",
           }
 
           - { 

.github/workflows/build-manylinux.yml

@@ -54,18 +54,15 @@ jobs:
       # also define environment variables needed for testing
       CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: PIP_CONFIG_FILE=buildconfig/pip_config.ini PORTMIDI_INC_PORTTIME=1 SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy SDL_AUDIODRIVER=disk
 
-      CIBW_BUILD: "cp3{[7-9],10,11,12}-* pp3{[8-9],10}-*"
+      CIBW_BUILD: "cp3{8,9,10,11,12}-* pp3{8,9,10}-*"
       CIBW_ARCHS: ${{ matrix.arch }}
 
       # skip musllinux for now
       CIBW_SKIP: '*-musllinux_*'
 
       # command that runs before every build
-      # urllib3 2.0.0+ needs a newer OpenSSL version than what the python 3.7 build in 
-      # the image has. So downgrade urllib3 for now, until we drop python 3.7 (after
-      # which there will be no need to downgrade)
       CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: |
-        pip install Sphinx"<7.2.0" urllib3"<2.0.0"
+        pip install Sphinx"<7.2.0"
         python setup.py docs
 
       CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python -m pygame.tests -v --exclude opengl,music,timing --time_out 300

.github/workflows/build-windows.yml

@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ jobs:
             msvc-dev-arch: x86_amd64,
             pyversions: "cp38-*"
           }
-          - {
-            name: "CPython 3.7 (64 bit)",
-            winarch: AMD64,
-            msvc-dev-arch: x86_amd64,
-            pyversions: "cp37-*"
-          }
           - {
             name: "CPython 3.12 (32 bit)",
             winarch: x86,
@@ -109,12 +103,6 @@ jobs:
             msvc-dev-arch: x86,
             pyversions: "cp38-win32"
           }
-          - {
-            name: "CPython 3.7 (32 bit)",
-            winarch: x86,
-            msvc-dev-arch: x86,
-            pyversions: "cp37-win32"
-          }
           - {
             name: "Pypy 3.8",
             winarch: AMD64,

README.rst

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Dependency versions:
 
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.7 (Or use PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Or use PyPy3)  |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.9               |
 +----------+------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.es.rst

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ El módulo surfarray necesita el paquete python numpy, para sus matrices numéri
 Versiones de dependencia:
 
 +----------+-----------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.7 (Ou utiliser PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Ou utiliser PyPy3)  |
 +----------+-----------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.9                    |
 +----------+-----------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.fa.rst

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Dependencies (وابستگی ها)
 مشاهده کنید.
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.7 (Or use PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Or use PyPy3)  |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.9               |
 +----------+------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.fr.rst

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ multidimensionnels.
 Versions des dépendances:
 
 +----------+-----------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.7 (Ou utiliser PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Ou utiliser PyPy3)  |
 +----------+-----------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.9                    |
 +----------+-----------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.zh-cn.rst

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pygame显然依赖于SDL和Python。此外pygame还嵌入了几个较小的库
 
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.7 （或 PyPy3）    |
+| CPython  | >= 3.8 （或 PyPy3）    |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.9               |
 +----------+------------------------+

setup.cfg

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox:tox]
-envlist = py{37,38,39,310,311}
+envlist = py{38,39,310,311,312}
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 skipsdist = True
 

setup.py

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
         "Programming Language :: Objective C",
         "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",
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@
         "Operating System :: MacOS",
         "Typing :: Typed"
     ],
-    "python_requires": '>=3.7',
+    "python_requires": '>=3.8',
 }
 
 import re
@@ -154,11 +153,11 @@ def compilation_help():
     print('---\n')
 
 
-if not hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or sys.version_info < (3, 7):
+if not hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or sys.version_info < (3, 8):
     compilation_help()
-    raise SystemExit("Pygame-ce requires Python3 version 3.7 or above.")
+    raise SystemExit("Pygame-ce requires Python3 version 3.8 or above.")
 if IS_PYPY and sys.pypy_version_info < (7,):
-    raise SystemExit("Pygame-ce requires PyPy version 7.0.0 above, compatible with CPython >= 3.7")
+    raise SystemExit("Pygame-ce requires PyPy version 7.0.0 above, compatible with CPython >= 3.8")
 
 
 def consume_arg(name):