build(python): Sunset Python 3.6 and support Python 3.11

Fixes #607

BREAKING CHANGE: Python 3.6 is not officially supported anymore. Please migrate from 3.6 to 3.7 or greater.

Author: noirbizarre

.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml

@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ jobs:
   python-check:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         platform: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies

docs/README.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ the version or a changelog.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-Python 3.6+
+Python 3.7+
 
 [Git][gitscm] `1.8.5.2`+
 

docs/tutorials/gitlab_ci.md

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test:
 
 auto-bump:
   stage: auto-bump
-  image: python:3.6
+  image: python:3.7
   before_script:
     - "which ssh-agent || ( apt-get update -qy && apt-get install openssh-client -qqy )"
     - eval `ssh-agent -s`