Merge #1639: Drop Python 3.7 support

204f117 Drop Python 3.7 support (Kristaps Kaupe)

Pull request description:

  It's EOL since 27 Jun 2023 and 3.8+ is required for #1637.

  Also mentioned in docs that JoinMarket is currently not compatible with 3.12 (#1589).

ACKs for top commit:
  AdamISZ:
    utACK 204f117
  roshii:
    utACK 204f117

Tree-SHA512: 39ee96aca5e305b894e97a2a843d748a645becbfca1bc9e35f02f33c4634a4f7fee37fd36115510cc052e1d11497dceee2d0fafa12d006dd005d050e5ea1cc9f

.github/workflows/unittests.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.11"]
         bitcoind-version: ["0.18.0", "26.0"]
 
     steps:

README.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Download the latest [release](https://github.com/Joinmarket-Org/joinmarket-clien
 
 Make sure to validate the signature on the tar/zip file provided with the [release](https://github.com/Joinmarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases) (or check the signature in git if you install that way using `git log --show-signature`).
 
-JoinMarket requires Python 3.7 or newer installed.
+JoinMarket requires Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 or 3.11 installed.
 
 (**macOS users**: Make sure that you have Homebrew and Apple's Command Line Tools installed.)
 

docs/INSTALL.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * [Installation on Windows](#installation-on-windows)
 * [Alternative/custom installation](#alternativecustom-installation)
 
-JoinMarket requires Python 3.7 or newer.
+JoinMarket requires Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 or 3.11.
 
 ### Notes on upgrading, binaries and compatibility
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "joinmarket"
 version = "0.9.11dev"
 description = "Joinmarket client library for Bitcoin coinjoins"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.7,<3.12"
+requires-python = ">=3.8,<3.12"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 dependencies = [
     "chromalog==1.0.5",