bump minimal python versions

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.10
 
     - name: Build distribution
       run: python -m pip install build && python -m build

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -e '.[test]'
     - name: Test with nosetests
       run: nosetests

pyproject.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 license = {text = "LGPLv3+"}
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",