chore: remove py3.7 compatibility

Author: phanak-sap

.github/workflows/python-tests-compatibility.yml

@@ -18,15 +18,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
-        lxml-version: ["4.1.1", "4.2.6", "4.3.5", "4.4.3", "4.5.2", "4.6.5", "4.7.1", "4.8.0", "4.9.1", "4.9.4", "5.0.1", "5.1.0"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        lxml-version: ["4.2.6", "4.3.5", "4.4.3", "4.5.2", "4.6.5", "4.7.1", "4.8.0", "4.9.1", "4.9.4", "5.0.1", "5.1.0"]
         exclude:
-          - python-version: 3.9
-            lxml-version: 4.1.1
           - python-version: 3.9
             lxml-version: 4.2.6
-          - python-version: 3.10
-            lxml-version: 4.1.1
           - python-version: 3.10
             lxml-version: 4.2.6
           - python-version: 3.10
@@ -35,8 +31,6 @@ jobs:
             lxml-version: 4.4.3
           - python-version: 3.10
             lxml-version: 4.5.2
-          - python-version: 3.11
-            lxml-version: 4.1.1
           - python-version: 3.11
             lxml-version: 4.2.6
           - python-version: 3.11
@@ -51,8 +45,6 @@ jobs:
             lxml-version: 4.7.1  
           - python-version: 3.11
             lxml-version: 4.8.0 
-          - python-version: 3.12
-            lxml-version: 4.1.1            
           - python-version: 3.12
             lxml-version: 4.2.6
           - python-version: 3.12

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 
+### Removed
+- Python 3.7 (long after its EOL) is no longer supported by pyodata. Python 3.8 is now minimal supported version. - Petr Hanak
+
 ## [1.11.1]
 
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ details.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- [Python >= 3.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+- [Python >= 3.8](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
 
 ## Download and Installation
 

requirements.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-lxml>=4.1.1
+lxml>=4.2.6

setup.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def _read(name):
     packages=find_packages(exclude=("tests")),
     zip_safe=False,
     install_requires=[
-        "lxml>=4.1.1",
+        "lxml>=4.2.6",
     ],
     extras_require={
     },
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ def _read(name):
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',