Drop support for EOL Python 3.7

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         test-cmd: [pytest]
         include:
-          - python-version: "3.7"
+          - python-version: "3.8"
             test-cmd: python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict --metadata
           - python-version: "3.11"
             test-cmd: python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict --metadata

README.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Fuzzy string matching like a boss. It uses `Levenshtein Distance <https://en.wik
 Requirements
 ============
 
--  Python 3.7 or higher
+-  Python 3.8 or higher
 -  `rapidfuzz <https://github.com/maxbachmann/RapidFuzz/>`_
 
 For testing
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ For testing
 Installation
 ============
 
-Using PIP via PyPI
+Using pip via PyPI
 
 .. code:: bash
 
     pip install thefuzz
 
 
-Using PIP via Github
+Using pip via GitHub
 
 .. code:: bash
 

setup.py

@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@
     packages=['thefuzz'],
     # keep for backwards compatibility of projects depending on `thefuzz[speedup]`
     extras_require={'speedup': []},
-    install_requires= ['rapidfuzz>=3.0.0, < 4.0.0'],
+    install_requires=['rapidfuzz>=3.0.0, < 4.0.0'],
     url='https://github.com/seatgeek/thefuzz',
     license="GPLv2",
     classifiers=[
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2)',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
@@ -37,5 +36,5 @@
     description='Fuzzy string matching in python',
     long_description=long_description,
     zip_safe=True,
-    python_requires='>=3.7'
+    python_requires='>=3.8'
 )

tox.ini

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py{37, 38, 39, 310, 311, 312, py3}
+envlist = py{38, 39, 310, 311, 312, py3}
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 
 [testenv]