MAINT: drop Python 3.7 support

.cirrus.yml

@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ manylinux-python3.13t_task:
     PATH: "/opt/python/cp313-cp313t/bin/:${PATH}"
   << : *test
 
-manylinux-python3.7_task:
+manylinux-python3.8_task:
   container:
     dockerfile: ci/manylinux.docker
     cpu: 1
   env:
-    PATH: "/opt/python/cp37-cp37m/bin/:${PATH}"
+    PATH: "/opt/python/cp38-cp38m/bin/:${PATH}"
   << : *test
 
 miniconda_task:

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           - macos-13
           - windows-latest
         python:
-          - '3.7'
+          - '3.8'
           - '3.13'
         meson:
           -

pyproject.toml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ name = 'meson-python'
 version = '0.18.0.dev0'
 description = 'Meson Python build backend (PEP 517)'
 readme = 'README.rst'
-requires-python = '>= 3.7'
+requires-python = '>= 3.8'
 license = { file = 'LICENSES/MIT.txt' }
 keywords = ['meson', 'build', 'backend', 'pep517', 'package']
 maintainers = [

tests/conftest.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 import contextlib
+import importlib.metadata
 import os
 import os.path
 import pathlib
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ def adjust_packaging_platform_tag(platform: str) -> str:
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def in_git_repo_context(path=os.path.curdir):
-    # Resist the tentation of using pathlib.Path here: it is not
-    # supporded by subprocess in Python 3.7.
+    # Resist the temptation of using pathlib.Path here: it is not
+    # supported by subprocess in Python 3.7.
     path = os.path.abspath(path)
     shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(path, '.git'), ignore_errors=True)
     try:
@@ -96,10 +97,6 @@ def __init__(self, env_dir):
 
         # Free-threaded Python 3.13 requires pip 24.1b1 or later.
         if sysconfig.get_config_var('Py_GIL_DISABLED'):
-            # importlib.metadata is not available on Python 3.7 and
-            # earlier, however no-gil builds are available only for
-            # Python 3.13 and later.
-            import importlib.metadata
             if packaging.version.Version(importlib.metadata.version('pip')) < packaging.version.Version('24.1b1'):
                 self.pip('install', '--upgrade', 'pip >= 24.1b1')