PR: Drop support for Python 3.7

.github/workflows/test-files.yml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        PYTHON_VERSION: ['3.8', '3.10']
+        PYTHON_VERSION: ['3.9', '3.10']
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Pull Requests

.github/workflows/test-linux.yml

@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ jobs:
         INSTALL_TYPE: ['pip', 'conda']
         PYTHON_VERSION: ['3.8', '3.10']
         TEST_TYPE: ['fast', 'slow']
+        exclude:
+          # Only test Python 3.8 with pip because Conda-forge will drop it soon
+          - INSTALL_TYPE: 'conda'
+            PYTHON_VERSION: '3.8'
     timeout-minutes: 90
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Pull Requests

README.md

@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ to install them separately in those cases.
 ### Build dependencies
 
 When installing Spyder from its source package, the only requirement is to have
-a Python version equal or greater than 3.7.
+a Python version equal or greater than 3.8.
 
 ### Runtime dependencies
 
 The basic dependencies to run Spyder are:
 
-* **Python** 3.7+: The core language Spyder is written in and for.
+* **Python** 3.8+: The core language Spyder is written in and for.
 * **PyQt5** 5.9+: Python bindings for Qt, used for Spyder's GUI.
 
 The rest our dependencies (both required and optional) are declared in

binder/environment.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
 - cookiecutter >=1.6.0
 - diff-match-patch >=20181111
 - intervaltree >=3.0.2
-- ipython >=7.31.1,<9.0.0,!=8.8.0,!=8.9.0,!=8.10.0,!=8.11.0,!=8.12.0,!=8.12.1
+- ipython >=8.13.0,<9.0.0
 - jedi >=0.17.2,<0.20.0
 - jellyfish >=0.7
 - jsonschema >=3.2.0

requirements/main.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies:
   - cookiecutter >=1.6.0
   - diff-match-patch >=20181111
   - intervaltree >=3.0.2
-  - ipython >=7.31.1,<9.0.0,!=8.8.0,!=8.9.0,!=8.10.0,!=8.11.0,!=8.12.0,!=8.12.1
+  - ipython >=8.13.0,<9.0.0
   - jedi >=0.17.2,<0.20.0
   - jellyfish >=0.7
   - jsonschema >=3.2.0

setup.py

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 # Taken from the notebook setup.py -- Modified BSD License
 # =============================================================================
 v = sys.version_info
-if v[0] >= 3 and v[:2] < (3, 7):
-    error = "ERROR: Spyder requires Python version 3.7 and above."
+if v[0] >= 3 and v[:2] < (3, 8):
+    error = "ERROR: Spyder requires Python version 3.8 and above."
     print(error, file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -180,16 +180,18 @@ def run(self):
     package_data={LIBNAME: get_package_data(LIBNAME, EXTLIST)},
     scripts=[osp.join('scripts', fname) for fname in SCRIPTS],
     data_files=get_data_files(),
-    python_requires='>=3.7',
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
     classifiers=[
         'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
         'Operating System :: MacOS',
         'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
         'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
         'Intended Audience :: Education',
         'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
@@ -209,7 +211,8 @@ def run(self):
     'cookiecutter>=1.6.0',
     'diff-match-patch>=20181111',
     'intervaltree>=3.0.2',
-    'ipython>=7.31.1,<9.0.0,!=8.8.0,!=8.9.0,!=8.10.0,!=8.11.0,!=8.12.0,!=8.12.1',
+    'ipython>=8.12.2,<8.13.0; python_version=="3.8"',
+    'ipython>=8.13.0,<9.0.0; python_version>"3.8"',
     'jedi>=0.17.2,<0.20.0',
     'jellyfish>=0.7',
     'jsonschema>=3.2.0',

spyder/app/tests/conftest.py

@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@
 # Time to wait for the completion services to be up or give a response
 COMPLETION_TIMEOUT = 30000
 
-# Python 3.7
-PY37 = sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 7)
-
 
 # =============================================================================
 # ---- Auxiliary functions

spyder/app/tests/spyder-boilerplate/setup.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     author_email="spyder.python@gmail.com",
     description="Plugin that registers a programmatic custom layout",
     license="MIT license",
-    python_requires='>= 3.7',
+    python_requires='>= 3.8',
     install_requires=[
         "qtpy",
         "qtawesome",
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
         "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
         "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",

spyder/app/tests/test_mainwindow.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 from spyder.app.tests.conftest import (
     COMPILE_AND_EVAL_TIMEOUT, COMPLETION_TIMEOUT, EVAL_TIMEOUT,
     find_desired_tab_in_window, LOCATION, open_file_in_editor,
-    preferences_dialog_helper, PY37, read_asset_file, reset_run_code,
+    preferences_dialog_helper, read_asset_file, reset_run_code,
     SHELL_TIMEOUT, start_new_kernel)
 from spyder.config.base import (
     get_home_dir, get_conf_path, get_module_path, running_in_ci)
@@ -2727,7 +2727,6 @@ def test_preferences_checkboxes_not_checked_regression(main_window, qtbot):
              False)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(PY37, reason="Segfaults too much on Python 3.7")
 def test_preferences_change_font_regression(main_window, qtbot):
     """
     Test for spyder-ide/spyder/#10284 regression.
@@ -3295,7 +3294,6 @@ def test_runcell_pdb(main_window, qtbot):
 
 @flaky(max_runs=3)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("debug", [False, True])
-@pytest.mark.skipif(PY37, reason="Segfaults too much on Python 3.7")
 def test_runcell_cache(main_window, qtbot, debug):
     """Test the runcell command cache."""
     # Write code with a cell to a file

spyder/dependencies.py

@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@
 from spyder.config.base import _, is_pynsist, running_in_ci, running_in_mac_app
 from spyder.utils import programs
 
+
 HERE = osp.dirname(osp.abspath(__file__))
 
+# Python 3.8
+PY38 = sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 8)
+
+
 # =============================================================================
 # Kind of dependency
 # =============================================================================
@@ -38,8 +43,7 @@
 # None for pynsist install for now
 # (check way to add dist.info/egg.info from packages without wheels available)
 INTERVALTREE_REQVER = None if is_pynsist() else '>=3.0.2'
-IPYTHON_REQVER = (
-    ">=7.31.1,<9.0.0,!=8.8.0,!=8.9.0,!=8.10.0,!=8.11.0,!=8.12.0,!=8.12.1")
+IPYTHON_REQVER = ">=8.12.2,<8.13.0" if PY38 else ">=8.13.0,<9.0.0"
 JEDI_REQVER = '>=0.17.2,<0.20.0'
 JELLYFISH_REQVER = '>=0.7'
 JSONSCHEMA_REQVER = '>=3.2.0'

spyder/tests/test_dependencies_in_sync.py

@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 import os.path as osp
 
 # Third party imports
+import pytest
 import yaml
 
 # Local imports
-from spyder.dependencies import DESCRIPTIONS, OPTIONAL
+from spyder.dependencies import DESCRIPTIONS, OPTIONAL, PY38
 
 # Constants
 HERE = osp.abspath(osp.dirname(__file__))
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ def test_dependencies_for_binder_in_sync():
     assert spyder_env == full_reqs
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(PY38, reason="Fails in Python 3.8")
 def test_dependencies_for_spyder_dialog_in_sync():
     """
     Spyder dependencies dialog should share deps with main.yml.