Bump minimum Python version to 3.8

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Update repository of YAM description
+
 ## [1.21.0] - 2025-09-03
 
 ### Added
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Bump minimum Python version to 3.8
 - CICD: Disable fail-fast when testing loaders
 
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -48,15 +48,16 @@ Loaders are implemented for the following robotics software:
 
 Loading will automatically download the robot description if needed, and cache it to a local directory.
 
-### Show a description
+### Command line
 
-You can display a robot description directly from the command line:
+You can use [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to manipulate robot descriptions directly from the command line:
 
 ```console
-python -m robot_descriptions show_in_meshcat go2_description
+uvx robot_descriptions pull iiwa14_description          # download the robot description to cache
+uvx robot_descriptions show_in_meshcat go2_description  # display the robot description
 ```
 
-A `robot_descriptions` alias for `python -m robot_descriptions` is also available.
+Try `uvx robot_descriptions -h` to see the list of available commands. Alternatively, once the package is installed from PyPI or conda-forge, you can call the `robot_descriptions` alias directly from the command line, or replace `uvx` by `uv run`, or `python -m robot_descriptions` (old school).
 
 ### Import as submodule
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainers = [
     {name = "Stéphane Caron", email = "stephane.caron@normalesup.org"},
 ]
 dynamic = ['version', 'description']
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Framework :: Robot Framework :: Library",

robot_descriptions/_descriptions.py

@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ def has_urdf(self) -> bool:
     "pr2_description": Description(
         Format.URDF, tags={"dual_arm", "mobile_manipulator"}
     ),
-    "r1_description": Description(Format.URDF, tags={"mobile_manipulator"}),
     "r2_description": Description(Format.URDF, tags={"humanoid"}),
     "rby1_description": Description(Format.URDF, tags={"mobile_manipulator"}),
     "reachy_description": Description(

robot_descriptions/_repositories.py

@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ class Repository:
         commit="d12af44559cd7e46f7afd513237f159f82f8402e",
         cache_path="fanuc_m710ic_description",
     ),
-    "galaxea": Repository(
-        url="https://github.com/userguide-galaxea/URDF.git",
-        commit="40f728d49ef3799721d5d566a07efbb70cae6b53",
-        cache_path="galaxea",
-    ),
     "GingerURDF": Repository(
         url="https://github.com/Rayckey/GingerURDF.git",
         commit="6a1307cd0ee2b77c82f8839cdce3a2e2eed2bd8f",
@@ -156,7 +151,7 @@ class Repository:
         cache_path="halodi-robot-models",
     ),
     "i2rt": Repository(
-        url="https://github.com/i2rt-robotics/i2rt.git",
+        url="https://github.com/robot-descriptions/i2rt.git",
         commit="7809b5b17227162d265f922e2e10598c0e214322",
         cache_path="i2rt",
     ),