Drop Python 3.6/3.7 support

.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml

@@ -680,8 +680,6 @@ jobs:
         # NOTE: $ podman run -it --rm \
         # NOTE:   quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64 \
         # NOTE:   ls -1 /opt/python
-        - cp36-cp36m
-        - cp37-cp37m
         - cp38-cp38
         - cp39-cp39
         - cp310-cp310
@@ -698,16 +696,6 @@ jobs:
           qemu_arch: amd64
         include:
         # NOTE: manylinux2010 only on x86_64
-        - manylinux-python-target: cp36-cp36m
-          manylinux-image-target:
-            arch: x86_64
-            qemu_arch: amd64
-          manylinux-year-target: 2010
-        - manylinux-python-target: cp37-cp37m
-          manylinux-image-target:
-            arch: x86_64
-            qemu_arch: amd64
-          manylinux-year-target: 2010
         - manylinux-python-target: cp38-cp38
           manylinux-image-target:
             arch: x86_64
@@ -724,16 +712,6 @@ jobs:
             qemu_arch: amd64
           manylinux-year-target: 2010
         # NOTE: manylinux1 caps out at Python 3.9
-        - manylinux-python-target: cp36-cp36m
-          manylinux-image-target:
-            arch: x86_64
-            qemu_arch: amd64
-          manylinux-year-target: 1
-        - manylinux-python-target: cp37-cp37m
-          manylinux-image-target:
-            arch: x86_64
-            qemu_arch: amd64
-          manylinux-year-target: 1
         - manylinux-python-target: cp38-cp38
           manylinux-image-target:
             arch: x86_64
@@ -794,8 +772,6 @@ jobs:
         # NOTE: $ podman run -it --rm \
         # NOTE:   quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64 \
         # NOTE:   ls -1 /opt/python
-        - cp36-cp36m
-        - cp37-cp37m
         - cp38-cp38
         - cp39-cp39
         - cp310-cp310
@@ -856,22 +832,13 @@ jobs:
     needs:
     - build-changelog
     - pre-setup  # transitive, for accessing settings
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner-vm-os }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version:
-        - 3.8
-        - 3.7
-        runner-vm-os:
-        - ubuntu-22.04
-        store-sdist-to-artifact:
-        - false
         include:
         - python-version: 3.12
-          runner-vm-os: ubuntu-22.04
           store-sdist-to-artifact: true
-        - python-version: 3.6  # EOL, only provided for older OSs
-          runner-vm-os: ubuntu-20.04
+        - python-version: 3.8
           store-sdist-to-artifact: false
 
     env:
@@ -1063,19 +1030,9 @@ jobs:
         - tag: fedora:38
         - tag: fedora:39
         - tag: fedora:40
-        - tag: centos/centos:stream8
-          registry: quay.io
         # No matching package to install: 'python3dist(wheel)'
         # - tag: centos/centos:stream9
         #   registry: quay.io
-        - tag: ubi8/ubi:8.5
-          registry: registry.access.redhat.com
-        - tag: ubi8/ubi:8.6
-          registry: registry.access.redhat.com
-        - tag: ubi8/ubi:8.7
-          registry: registry.access.redhat.com
-        - tag: ubi8/ubi:8.8
-          registry: registry.access.redhat.com
         - tag: ubi9/ubi:9.0.0
           registry: registry.access.redhat.com
         - tag: ubi9/ubi:9.1
@@ -1102,13 +1059,6 @@ jobs:
           matrix.target-container.tag
         }}
 
-    continue-on-error: >-
-      ${{
-        contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
-        && true
-        || false
-      }}
-
     steps:
     - name: Produce artifact name
       id: distribution-meta
@@ -1198,23 +1148,6 @@ jobs:
           steps.distribution-meta.outputs.dist-tag
         }}.noarch.rpm
 
-    - name: Install static test dependencies missing from UBI8
-      if: contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi8')
-      run: >-
-        rpm
-        -ivh
-        --nodeps
-        https://vault.centos.org/"$(
-          rpm --eval '%{rhel}'
-        )".4.2105/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/openssh-8.0p1-6${{
-          steps.distribution-meta.outputs.dist-tag
-        }}_4.2.x86_64.rpm
-        https://rpmfind.net/linux/epel/"$(
-          rpm --eval '%{rhel}'
-        )"/Everything/x86_64/Packages/p/python3-toml-0.10.0-3${{
-          steps.distribution-meta.outputs.dist-tag
-        }}.noarch.rpm
-
     - name: Install static test dependencies missing from all UBIs
       if: contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi')
       run: >-
@@ -1246,15 +1179,7 @@ jobs:
         }}${{ steps.distribution-meta.outputs.dist-tag }}.noarch.rpm
         https://rpmfind.net/linux/epel/"$(
           rpm --eval '%{rhel}'
-        )"/Everything/x86_64/Packages/${{
-          contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
-          && 't'
-          || 'p'
-        }}/${{
-          !contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
-          && 'python3-'
-          || ''
-        }}tox-${{
+        )"/Everything/x86_64/Packages/t/tox-${{
           contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
           && '3.28.0-1'
           || '3.4.0-2'
@@ -1266,33 +1191,9 @@ jobs:
           && '1.9.0-3'
           || '1.7.1-1'
         }}${{ steps.distribution-meta.outputs.dist-tag }}.noarch.rpm
-        https://${{
-          contains(matrix.target-container.tag, '8')
-          && 'vault.centos.org'
-          || 'rpmfind.net/linux'
-        }}/${{
-          contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
-          && 'epel'
-          || 'centos'
-        }}/"$(
+        https://rpmfind.net/linux/epel/"$(
           rpm --eval '%{rhel}'
-        )"${{
-          !contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
-          && '-stream'
-          || ''
-        }}/${{
-          contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
-          && 'Everything'
-          || 'AppStream'
-        }}/x86_64/${{
-          !contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
-          && 'os/'
-          || ''
-        }}Packages/${{
-          contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
-          && 'p/'
-          || ''
-        }}python3-coverage-${{
+        )"/Everything/x86_64/Packages/p/python3-coverage-${{
           contains(matrix.target-container.tag, 'ubi9')
           && '6.2-1'
           || '4.5.1-9'
@@ -1401,17 +1302,12 @@ jobs:
         - "3.10"
         - 3.9
         - 3.8
-        - 3.7
-        - 3.6
         runner-vm-os:
         - ubuntu-22.04
         - ubuntu-20.04
         dist-type:
         - binary
         - source
-        exclude:
-        - runner-vm-os: ubuntu-22.04
-          python-version: 3.6  # EOL, only provided for older OSs
 
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-tests.yml
     with:
@@ -1443,16 +1339,11 @@ jobs:
         - "3.10"
         - 3.9
         - 3.8
-        - 3.7
-        - 3.6
         runner-vm-os:
         - macos-13
         dist-type:
         - binary
         - source
-        exclude:
-        - runner-vm-os: ubuntu-22.04
-          python-version: 3.6  # EOL, only provided for older OSs
 
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-tests.yml
     with:

README.rst

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The web view is @ https://ansible.github.io/pylibssh/.
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-You need Python 3.6+
+You need Python 3.8+
 
 pylibssh requires libssh to be installed in particular:
 

docs/changelog-fragments/532.breaking.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Dropped support for Python 3.6/3.7 -- by :user:`Qalthos`.

docs/changelog-fragments/9053c1008bb169c8e362a92782d46c7c0d3b1c06.packaging.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aaa12159b5cdda763a83dcf4ee920510cad83463.packaging.rst

docs/changelog-fragments/aaa12159b5cdda763a83dcf4ee920510cad83463.packaging.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 The RPM specification now opts out of demanding that the
-compiled C-extensions have a Build ID present under EL 8
+compiled C-extensions have a Build ID present under EL
 -- by :user:`webknjaz`.

docs/changelog-fragments/dd85ddefafde8f22ab0239add18a1db9ef789b50.packaging.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+The RPM specification has been updated to pre-build the
+vendored copy of ``setuptools-scm`` with the isolation
+disabled, addressing the build problem in EL 9
+-- by :user:`webknjaz`.

docs/conf.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
-# Requires Python 3.6+
+# Requires Python 3.8+
 # Ref: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
 """Configuration for the Sphinx documentation generator."""
 

docs/installation_guide.rst

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CPython and OS versions so in 99% of cases, you may
 seamlessly install |project| not needing any external
 dependencies on your system.
 
-It should be enough for you to just have Python 3.6+ and
+It should be enough for you to just have Python 3.8+ and
 a recent :std:doc:`pip <pip:index>` installed.
 
 .. attention::

packaging/rpm/ansible-pylibssh.spec

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 %if 0%{?with_debug}
 %global _dwz_low_mem_die_limit 0
 %else
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 8
+# RHEL or CentOS:
+%if 0%{?rhel}
 # Prevent requiring a Build ID in the compiled shared objects
 %global debug_package   %{nil}
 %endif
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)/bin" \
 PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)/bin" \
 %{__python3} -m pip install --no-deps -t bin %{SOURCE5}
 PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)/bin" \
-%{__python3} -m pip install --no-deps -t bin %{SOURCE6}
+%{__python3} -m pip install --no-deps -t bin %{SOURCE6} --no-build-isolation
 PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)/bin" \
 %{__python3} -m pip install --no-deps -t bin %{SOURCE7}
 PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)/bin" \

pyproject.toml

@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@ requires = [
   "tomli; python_version < '3.11'",  # needed by in-tree build backend `packaging/pep517_backend.py`
 
   # Plugins
-  "setuptools-scm >= 7.0.0; python_version >= '3.7'",
-  #  ^    supports git archives through a plugin
-  #  |                                        |
-  # supports git archives natively            V
-  "setuptools-scm[toml] >= 3.5, < 7.0.0; python_version < '3.7'",
-  "setuptools-scm-git-archive >= 1.1; python_version < '3.7'",
+  "setuptools-scm >= 7.0.0",
 ]
 backend-path = ["packaging"]  # requires 'Pip>=20' or 'pep517>=0.6.0'
 build-backend = "pep517_backend.hooks"

requirements-build.txt

@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ packaging==21.3
     # via setuptools-scm
 pyparsing==3.0.9
     # via packaging
-setuptools-scm==6.4.2 ; python_version < "3.7"
-setuptools-scm==7.1.0 ; python_version == "3.7.*"
-setuptools-scm==8.1.0 ; python_version > "3.7"
-    # via -r -
-setuptools-scm-git-archive==1.4 ; python_version < "3.7"
+setuptools-scm==8.1.0
     # via -r -
 toml==0.10.2
     # via -r -
@@ -28,9 +24,7 @@ wheel==0.37.1
     # via -r -
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-setuptools==59.6.0 ; python_version < "3.7"
-setuptools==68.0.0 ; python_version == "3.7.*"
-setuptools==68.2.2 ; python_version > "3.7"
+setuptools==68.2.2
     # via
     #   -r -
     #   setuptools-scm

setup.cfg

@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ classifiers =
   Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
 
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-  Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
-  Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ keywords =
   libssh
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.8
 # Ref:
 # https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html#using-a-src-layout
 # (`src/` layout)