Change: remove support for python 3.7 and 3.8 (#920)

Also, add support for python 3.10 and 3.11

Author: jjnicola

.github/workflows/ci-python.yml

@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
         matrix:
           python-version:
-            - "3.7"
-            - "3.8"
             - "3.9"
             - "3.10"
+            - "3.11"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -32,10 +31,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
         matrix:
           python-version:
-            - "3.7"
-            - "3.8"
             - "3.9"
             - "3.10"
+            - "3.11"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3

.pylintrc

@@ -364,13 +364,6 @@ max-line-length=80
 # Maximum number of lines in a module
 max-module-lines=1000
 
-# List of optional constructs for which whitespace checking is disabled. `dict-
-# separator` is used to allow tabulation in dicts, etc.: {1  : 1,\n222: 2}.
-# `trailing-comma` allows a space between comma and closing bracket: (a, ).
-# `empty-line` allows space-only lines.
-no-space-check=trailing-comma,
-               dict-separator
-
 # Allow the body of a class to be on the same line as the declaration if body
 # contains single statement.
 single-line-class-stmt=no
@@ -472,4 +465,4 @@ valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=mcs
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception"
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception