Set the minimum Python version to 3.8

Author: latchdevel

.github/workflows/BuildTests.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       # The matrix will produce one job for each configuration:
       matrix:
         platform: [windows-latest, macos-13, ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.11"]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
 

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # pyRCSwitch
 Python C++ extension module to wrap the **RCSwitch Common Library**.
 
-Works on any **libc++** compatible system with Python v3.7 or higher, such as macOS, FreeBSD, Linux, and even Windows.
+Works on any **libc++** compatible system with Python v3.8 or higher, such as macOS, FreeBSD, Linux, and even Windows.
 
 [![License: LGPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0)
 [![Build tests](https://github.com/latchdevel/pyRCSwitch/actions/workflows/BuildTests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/latchdevel/pyRCSwitch/actions/workflows/BuildTests.yml)

setup.py

@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ def build_extensions(self):
         "Operating System :: OS Independent"
     ],
     platforms=["any"],
-    python_requires=">=3.7",
+    python_requires=">=3.8",
     test_suite = 'test_pyRCSwitch'
 )