Merge pull request #11152 from Zac-HD/drop-py37

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: "3.7"
+        python-version: "3.11"
 
     - name: Install tox
       run: |

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -37,25 +37,23 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         name: [
-          "windows-py37",
-          "windows-py37-pluggy",
           "windows-py38",
+          "windows-py38-pluggy",
           "windows-py39",
           "windows-py310",
           "windows-py311",
           "windows-py312",
 
-          "ubuntu-py37",
-          "ubuntu-py37-pluggy",
-          "ubuntu-py37-freeze",
           "ubuntu-py38",
+          "ubuntu-py38-pluggy",
+          "ubuntu-py38-freeze",
           "ubuntu-py39",
           "ubuntu-py310",
           "ubuntu-py311",
           "ubuntu-py312",
           "ubuntu-pypy3",
 
-          "macos-py37",
+          "macos-py38",
           "macos-py39",
           "macos-py310",
           "macos-py312",
@@ -66,19 +64,15 @@ jobs:
         ]
 
         include:
-          - name: "windows-py37"
-            python: "3.7"
-            os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-numpy"
-          - name: "windows-py37-pluggy"
-            python: "3.7"
-            os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
           - name: "windows-py38"
             python: "3.8"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py38-unittestextras"
             use_coverage: true
+          - name: "windows-py38-pluggy"
+            python: "3.8"
+            os: windows-latest
+            tox_env: "py38-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
           - name: "windows-py39"
             python: "3.9"
             os: windows-latest
@@ -96,23 +90,19 @@ jobs:
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py312"
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py37"
-            python: "3.7"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py38"
+            python: "3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
+            tox_env: "py38-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
             use_coverage: true
-          - name: "ubuntu-py37-pluggy"
-            python: "3.7"
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
-          - name: "ubuntu-py37-freeze"
-            python: "3.7"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py38-pluggy"
+            python: "3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-freeze"
-          - name: "ubuntu-py38"
+            tox_env: "py38-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py38-freeze"
             python: "3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-xdist"
+            tox_env: "py38-freeze"
           - name: "ubuntu-py39"
             python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -132,14 +122,14 @@ jobs:
             tox_env: "py312"
             use_coverage: true
           - name: "ubuntu-pypy3"
-            python: "pypy-3.7"
+            python: "pypy-3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "pypy3-xdist"
 
-          - name: "macos-py37"
-            python: "3.7"
+          - name: "macos-py38"
+            python: "3.8"
             os: macos-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-xdist"
+            tox_env: "py38-xdist"
           - name: "macos-py39"
             python: "3.9"
             os: macos-latest
@@ -160,11 +150,11 @@ jobs:
             tox_env: "plugins"
 
           - name: "docs"
-            python: "3.7"
+            python: "3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "docs"
           - name: "doctesting"
-            python: "3.7"
+            python: "3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "doctesting"
             use_coverage: true

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ repos:
     rev: v3.10.0
     hooks:
     -   id: reorder-python-imports
-        args: ['--application-directories=.:src', --py37-plus]
+        args: ['--application-directories=.:src', --py38-plus]
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
     rev: v3.7.0
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
-        args: [--py37-plus]
+        args: [--py38-plus]
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/setup-cfg-fmt
     rev: v2.3.0
     hooks:

CONTRIBUTING.rst

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Short version
 #. Follow **PEP-8** for naming and `black <https://github.com/psf/black>`_ for formatting.
 #. Tests are run using ``tox``::
 
-    tox -e linting,py37
+    tox -e linting,py39
 
    The test environments above are usually enough to cover most cases locally.
 
@@ -272,24 +272,24 @@ Here is a simple overview, with pytest-specific bits:
 
 #. Run all the tests
 
-   You need to have Python 3.7 available in your system.  Now
+   You need to have Python 3.8 or later available in your system.  Now
    running tests is as simple as issuing this command::
 
-    $ tox -e linting,py37
+    $ tox -e linting,py39
 
-   This command will run tests via the "tox" tool against Python 3.7
+   This command will run tests via the "tox" tool against Python 3.9
    and also perform "lint" coding-style checks.
 
 #. You can now edit your local working copy and run the tests again as necessary. Please follow PEP-8 for naming.
 
-   You can pass different options to ``tox``. For example, to run tests on Python 3.7 and pass options to pytest
+   You can pass different options to ``tox``. For example, to run tests on Python 3.9 and pass options to pytest
    (e.g. enter pdb on failure) to pytest you can do::
 
-    $ tox -e py37 -- --pdb
+    $ tox -e py39 -- --pdb
 
-   Or to only run tests in a particular test module on Python 3.7::
+   Or to only run tests in a particular test module on Python 3.9::
 
-    $ tox -e py37 -- testing/test_config.py
+    $ tox -e py39 -- testing/test_config.py
 
 
    When committing, ``pre-commit`` will re-format the files if necessary.

README.rst

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Features
 - Can run `unittest <https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/unittest.html>`_ (or trial),
   `nose <https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/nose.html>`_ test suites out of the box
 
-- Python 3.7+ or PyPy3
+- Python 3.8+ or PyPy3
 
 - Rich plugin architecture, with over 850+ `external plugins <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/reference/plugin_list.html>`_ and thriving community
 

changelog/11151.breaking.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Dropped support for Python 3.7, which `reached end-of-life on 2023-06-27
+<https://devguide.python.org/versions/>`__.

doc/en/backwards-compatibility.rst

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Released pytest versions support all Python versions that are actively maintaine
 ==============  ===================
 pytest version  min. Python version
 ==============  ===================
+8.0+            3.8+
 7.1+            3.7+
 6.2 - 7.0       3.6+
 5.0 - 6.1       3.5+

doc/en/conf.py

@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@
 #
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 # The short X.Y version.
-import ast
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
 from textwrap import dedent
-from typing import List
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from _pytest import __version__ as version
@@ -451,25 +449,6 @@ def setup(app: "sphinx.application.Sphinx") -> None:
 
     configure_logging(app)
 
-    # Make Sphinx mark classes with "final" when decorated with @final.
-    # We need this because we import final from pytest._compat, not from
-    # typing (for Python < 3.8 compat), so Sphinx doesn't detect it.
-    # To keep things simple we accept any `@final` decorator.
-    # Ref: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/pull/7780
-    import sphinx.pycode.ast
-    import sphinx.pycode.parser
-
-    original_is_final = sphinx.pycode.parser.VariableCommentPicker.is_final
-
-    def patched_is_final(self, decorators: List[ast.expr]) -> bool:
-        if original_is_final(self, decorators):
-            return True
-        return any(
-            sphinx.pycode.ast.unparse(decorator) == "final" for decorator in decorators
-        )
-
-    sphinx.pycode.parser.VariableCommentPicker.is_final = patched_is_final
-
     # legacypath.py monkey-patches pytest.Testdir in. Import the file so
     # that autodoc can discover references to it.
     import _pytest.legacypath  # noqa: F401

doc/en/getting-started.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Get Started
 Install ``pytest``
 ----------------------------------------
 
-``pytest`` requires: Python 3.7+ or PyPy3.
+``pytest`` requires: Python 3.8+ or PyPy3.
 
 1. Run the following command in your command line:
 

doc/en/index.rst

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Features
 
 - Can run :ref:`unittest <unittest>` (including trial) and :ref:`nose <noseintegration>` test suites out of the box
 
-- Python 3.7+ or PyPy 3
+- Python 3.8+ or PyPy 3
 
 - Rich plugin architecture, with over 800+ :ref:`external plugins <plugin-list>` and thriving community
 

setup.cfg

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: POSIX
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
@@ -50,9 +49,8 @@ install_requires =
     pluggy>=0.12,<2.0
     colorama;sys_platform=="win32"
     exceptiongroup>=1.0.0rc8;python_version<"3.11"
-    importlib-metadata>=0.12;python_version<"3.8"
     tomli>=1.0.0;python_version<"3.11"
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 package_dir =
     =src
 setup_requires =

src/_pytest/_code/code.py

@@ -17,18 +17,21 @@
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import ClassVar
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import Final
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generic
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import List
+from typing import Literal
 from typing import Mapping
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import overload
 from typing import Pattern
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import Set
+from typing import SupportsIndex
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Type
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import TypeVar
 from typing import Union
 
@@ -42,22 +45,16 @@
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import safeformat
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import saferepr
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.compat import get_real_func
 from _pytest.deprecated import check_ispytest
 from _pytest.pathlib import absolutepath
 from _pytest.pathlib import bestrelpath
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Final
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-    from typing_extensions import SupportsIndex
-
-    _TracebackStyle = Literal["long", "short", "line", "no", "native", "value", "auto"]
-
 if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 11):
     from exceptiongroup import BaseExceptionGroup
 
+_TracebackStyle = Literal["long", "short", "line", "no", "native", "value", "auto"]
+
 
 class Code:
     """Wrapper around Python code objects."""
@@ -633,7 +630,7 @@ def _getreprcrash(self) -> Optional["ReprFileLocation"]:
     def getrepr(
         self,
         showlocals: bool = False,
-        style: "_TracebackStyle" = "long",
+        style: _TracebackStyle = "long",
         abspath: bool = False,
         tbfilter: Union[
             bool, Callable[["ExceptionInfo[BaseException]"], Traceback]
@@ -725,7 +722,7 @@ class FormattedExcinfo:
     fail_marker: ClassVar = "E"
 
     showlocals: bool = False
-    style: "_TracebackStyle" = "long"
+    style: _TracebackStyle = "long"
     abspath: bool = True
     tbfilter: Union[bool, Callable[[ExceptionInfo[BaseException]], Traceback]] = True
     funcargs: bool = False
@@ -1090,7 +1087,7 @@ def toterminal(self, tw: TerminalWriter) -> None:
 class ReprTraceback(TerminalRepr):
     reprentries: Sequence[Union["ReprEntry", "ReprEntryNative"]]
     extraline: Optional[str]
-    style: "_TracebackStyle"
+    style: _TracebackStyle
 
     entrysep: ClassVar = "_ "
 
@@ -1124,7 +1121,7 @@ def __init__(self, tblines: Sequence[str]) -> None:
 class ReprEntryNative(TerminalRepr):
     lines: Sequence[str]
 
-    style: ClassVar["_TracebackStyle"] = "native"
+    style: ClassVar[_TracebackStyle] = "native"
 
     def toterminal(self, tw: TerminalWriter) -> None:
         tw.write("".join(self.lines))
@@ -1136,7 +1133,7 @@ class ReprEntry(TerminalRepr):
     reprfuncargs: Optional["ReprFuncArgs"]
     reprlocals: Optional["ReprLocals"]
     reprfileloc: Optional["ReprFileLocation"]
-    style: "_TracebackStyle"
+    style: _TracebackStyle
 
     def _write_entry_lines(self, tw: TerminalWriter) -> None:
         """Write the source code portions of a list of traceback entries with syntax highlighting.

src/_pytest/_code/source.py

@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ def get_statement_startend2(lineno: int, node: ast.AST) -> Tuple[int, Optional[i
     values: List[int] = []
     for x in ast.walk(node):
         if isinstance(x, (ast.stmt, ast.ExceptHandler)):
-            # Before Python 3.8, the lineno of a decorated class or function pointed at the decorator.
-            # Since Python 3.8, the lineno points to the class/def, so need to include the decorators.
+            # The lineno points to the class/def, so need to include the decorators.
             if isinstance(x, (ast.ClassDef, ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
                 for d in x.decorator_list:
                     values.append(d.lineno - 1)

src/_pytest/_io/terminalwriter.py

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
+from typing import final
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import TextIO
 
 from .wcwidth import wcswidth
-from _pytest.compat import final
 
 
 # This code was initially copied from py 1.8.1, file _io/terminalwriter.py.