Drop Python 3.7 (#1960)

Author: jonathanslenders

.github/workflows/test.yaml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Tests
         run: |
           coverage run -m pytest
-      - if: "matrix.python-version != '3.7'"
-        name: Mypy
+      - name: Mypy
         # Check whether the imports were sorted correctly.
         # When this fails, please run ./tools/sort-imports.sh
         run: |

setup.py

@@ -30,22 +30,19 @@ def get_version(package):
     package_dir={"": "src"},
     package_data={"prompt_toolkit": ["py.typed"]},
     install_requires=["wcwidth"],
-    # We require Python 3.7, because we need:
-    # - Context variables - PEP 567
-    # - `asyncio.run()`
-    python_requires=">=3.7.0",
+    python_requires=">=3.8.0",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "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",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Topic :: Software Development",