Fix #911: Remove Python 3.7 (EOL)

README.rst

@@ -46,15 +46,16 @@ Requirements and Installation Instructions
 
 The mtools collection is written in Python, and most of the tools only use the
 standard packages shipped with Python. The tools are currently tested with
-Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, and 3.10.
+Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.
 
 Some of the tools have additional dependencies, which are listed under the
 specific tool's section. See the `installation instructions
 <https://rueckstiess.github.io/mtools/install.html>`__ for more information.
 
-The mtools suite is only tested with actively supported (non End-of-Life)
-versions of the MongoDB server. As of December 2022, that includes
-MongoDB 4.2 or newer.
+The mtools suite is only tested with
+`actively supported <https://www.mongodb.com/support-policy/lifecycles>`
+(non End-of-Life) versions of the MongoDB server. As of September 2023,
+that includes MongoDB 4.4 or newer.
 
 Recent Changes
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doc/install.rst

@@ -4,20 +4,21 @@ Installation
 
 The mtools collection is written in Python, and most of the tools only use the
 standard packages shipped with Python. The tools are currently tested with
-Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.
+Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.
 
 Some of the tools have additional dependencies, which are listed under the
 specific tool's section.
 
-The mtools suite is only tested with actively supported (non End-of-Life)
-versions of the MongoDB server. As of December 2022, that includes
-MongoDB 4.2 or newer.
+The mtools suite is only tested with
+`actively supported <https://www.mongodb.com/support-policy/lifecycles>`__
+(non End-of-Life) versions of the MongoDB server. As of September 2023,
+that includes MongoDB 4.4 or newer.
 
 Prerequisites
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Python
-   You need to have Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, or 3.11 installed in order to
+   You need to have Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, or 3.11 installed in order to
    use mtools. Other versions of Python are not currently supported or tested.
 
    To check your Python version, run ``python --version`` on the command line.

setup.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 try:
     from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-    python_requires='>=3.7'
+    python_requires='>=3.8'
 
     # Additional dependencies from requirements.txt that should be installed
     # for full mtools feature support. These are optional dependencies to
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'Topic :: Database',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',

tox.ini

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
-minversion = 3.7
-envlist = py37, py38, py39, py310, py311
+minversion = 3.8
+envlist = py38, py39, py310, py311
 skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ max-line-length = 99
 
 [gh]
 python =
-    3.7 = py37
     3.8 = py38
     3.9 = py39
     3.10 = py310