set min version to python 3.8 (3.7 is EOL)

.github/workflows/tests-conda.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.11]
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.12]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     name: "Test: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, conda, ${{ matrix.os }}"
     steps:

.github/workflows/tests-pip.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.11]
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.12]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     name: "Test: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, pip, ${{ matrix.os }}"
     steps:

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ repos:
     rev: v4.4.0
     hooks:
     -   id: check-added-large-files
-    -   id: check-ast
     -   id: check-merge-conflict
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
     -   id: mixed-line-ending

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # AT Python Template
 
 [![build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/at-gmbh/at-python-template/tests-pip.yml?branch=master)](https://github.com/at-gmbh/at-python-template/actions?query=branch%3Amaster+)
-![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.7%20--%203.11-blue)
+![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8%20--%203.12-blue)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/at-gmbh/at-python-template)](https://github.com/at-gmbh/at-python-template/blob/master/LICENSE)
 ![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/at-gmbh/at-python-template?style=social)
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This is the official Python Project Template of Alexander Thamm GmbH (AT). It is
 2. `cookiecutter https://github.com/at-gmbh/at-python-template`
 3. profit!
 
-This will install or update cookiecutter on your system and create a new project in the current folder using the AT Python Template. Please note: Python 3.7 or higher is required.
+This will install or update cookiecutter on your system and create a new project in the current folder using the AT Python Template. Please note: Python 3.8 or higher is required.
 
 > This template requires `cookiecutter>=1.7.2`. If you experience issues installing it into your default conda environment, we recommend to create a new clean environment with nothing but the `cookiecutter` package installed.
 

cookiecutter.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "package_manager": ["conda", "pip", "poetry"],
   "use_notebooks": ["no", "yes"],
   "use_docker": ["no", "yes"],
-  "ci_pipeline": ["none", "gitlab"], 
+  "ci_pipeline": ["none", "gitlab"],
   "create_cli": ["no", "yes"],
   "config_file": ["none", "hocon", "yaml"],
   "code_formatter": ["none", "black"],

hooks/pre_gen_project.py

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 with warnings.catch_warnings():
     warnings.simplefilter("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning)
-    # check Python version (3.7 or higher)
-    if StrictVersion(platform.python_version()) < StrictVersion("3.7.0"):
-        print("ERROR: You are using Python {}, but Python 3.7 or higher is required "
+    # check Python version (3.8 or higher)
+    if StrictVersion(platform.python_version()) < StrictVersion("3.8.0"):
+        print("ERROR: You are using Python {}, but Python 3.8 or higher is required "
               "to use this template".format(platform.python_version()))
         sys.exit(1)
     # check cookiecutter version (1.7.2 or higher)

tests/version_check.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
 
 # handle possible issues & give proper return codes
-if b'Python 3.7 or higher' in stdout or b'successfully created' in stdout:
+if b'Python 3.8 or higher' in stdout or b'successfully created' in stdout:
     if actual_fail == expect_fail:
         print("Python {} {} as expected".format(
             platform.python_version(),

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ repos:
     rev: stable
     hooks:
       - id: black
-        language_version: python3.7
+        language_version: python3.8
         exclude: ^notebooks{% else %}
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
     rev: '5.0.4'

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .{% if cookiecutter.package_manager != 'poetry' %}
       args:
-        PYTHON_IMAGE_TAG: {% if cookiecutter.package_manager == 'conda' %}"4.8.2"{% else %}"3.7-stretch"{% endif %}{% endif %}
+        PYTHON_IMAGE_TAG: {% if cookiecutter.package_manager == 'conda' %}"4.8.2"{% else %}"3.8-stretch"{% endif %}{% endif %}
     command: '{% if cookiecutter.create_cli == 'yes' %}--help{% endif %}'
     tty: true

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ python = "^3.10"{% if cookiecutter.config_file == 'hocon' %}
 pyhocon = "^0.3.59"{% elif cookiecutter.config_file == 'yaml' %}
 PyYAML = "^6.0"{% endif %}{% if cookiecutter.create_cli == 'yes' %}
 typer = {extras = ["all"], version = "^0.7.0"}{% endif %}
-importlib-metadata = {version = "^1.0", python = "<3.8"}
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]{% if cookiecutter.code_formatter == 'black' %}
 black = "^22.10"{% endif %}

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.py

@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ def read(fname):
         'pre-commit',
     ],
     platforms='any',
-    python_requires='>=3.7',
+    python_requires='>=3.8',
 )

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/src/{{cookiecutter.module_name}}/version.py

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-{% if cookiecutter.package_manager == 'poetry' %}try:
-    import importlib.metadata as importlib_metadata
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    import importlib_metadata
+{% if cookiecutter.package_manager == 'poetry' %}from importlib.metadata import version
 
-__version__ = importlib_metadata.version("{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}")
+__version__ = version("{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}")
 {%- else %}__version__ = '0.1.0'{% endif %}