Version is now "2.4.19".

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -160,29 +160,35 @@ orbs:
   browser-tools: circleci/[email protected]
 
 jobs:
-  python37-lint-isort:
+#  python37-lint-isort:
+  python38-lint-isort:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+      - image: cimg/python:3.8
     steps:
       - checkout-creme
       - install-creme-system-packages
       - install-py-dev-env
       - run: make -C << pipeline.parameters.source_path >> isort-check
 
 
-  python37-lint-flake8:
+#  python37-lint-flake8:
+  python38-lint-flake8:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+      - image: cimg/python:3.8
     steps:
       - checkout-creme
       - install-creme-system-packages
       - install-py-dev-env
       - run: flake8 << pipeline.parameters.source_path >>/creme/ --config << pipeline.parameters.source_path >>/setup.cfg
 
 
-  python37-tests-mysql:
+#  python37-tests-mysql:
+  python38-tests-mysql:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+      - image: cimg/python:3.8
       - image: cimg/mysql:5.7
         environment:
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: creme
@@ -204,9 +210,11 @@ jobs:
       - run-creme-unit-tests
 
 
-  python37-tests-pgsql:
+#  python37-tests-pgsql:
+  python38-tests-pgsql:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+      - image: cimg/python:3.8
       - image: cimg/postgres:12.10
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: creme
@@ -228,25 +236,26 @@ jobs:
       - run-creme-unit-tests
 
 
-  python37-tests-sqlite3:
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.7
-    resource_class: large
-    steps:
-      - checkout-creme
-      - setup-locale:
-          language: fr_FR
-          encoding: UTF-8
-      - install-creme-system-packages
-      - install-py-dev-env
-      - create-creme-project
-      - setup-creme-unit-tests
-      - run-creme-unit-tests
+#  python37-tests-sqlite3:
+#    docker:
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+#    resource_class: large
+#    steps:
+#      - checkout-creme
+#      - setup-locale:
+#          language: fr_FR
+#          encoding: UTF-8
+#      - install-creme-system-packages
+#      - install-py-dev-env
+#      - create-creme-project
+#      - setup-creme-unit-tests
+#      - run-creme-unit-tests
 
 
   run-coverage:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+      - image: cimg/python:3.8
       - image: cimg/postgres:12.10
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: creme
@@ -318,7 +327,8 @@ jobs:
 
   javascript-lint:
     docker:
-     - image: cimg/python:3.7-node
+#     - image: cimg/python:3.7-node
+     - image: cimg/python:3.8-node
     steps:
       - checkout-creme
       - install-creme-system-packages
@@ -354,7 +364,8 @@ jobs:
 
   javascript-tests:
     docker:
-     - image: cimg/python:3.7-browsers
+#     - image: cimg/python:3.7-browsers
+     - image: cimg/python:3.8-browsers
     steps:
       - browser-tools/install-browser-tools
       - checkout-creme
@@ -415,7 +426,8 @@ jobs:
 
   creme-package:
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+#      - image: cimg/python:3.7
+      - image: cimg/python:3.8
     steps:
       - checkout-creme
       - run: pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
@@ -458,47 +470,64 @@ workflows:
               only: /.*/
           requires:
             - javascript-lint
-      - python37-lint-isort:
+#      - python37-lint-isort:
+      - python38-lint-isort:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
-      - python37-lint-flake8:
+#      - python37-lint-flake8:
+      - python38-lint-flake8:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
-      - python37-tests-mysql:
+#      - python37-tests-mysql:
+      - python38-tests-mysql:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
           requires:
-            - python37-lint-isort
-            - python37-lint-flake8
-      - python37-tests-pgsql:
+#            - python37-lint-isort
+            - python38-lint-isort
+#            - python37-lint-flake8
+            - python38-lint-flake8
+#      - python37-tests-pgsql:
+      - python38-tests-pgsql:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
           requires:
-            - python37-lint-isort
-            - python37-lint-flake8
-      - python37-tests-sqlite3:
+#            - python37-lint-isort
+            - python38-lint-isort
+#            - python37-lint-flake8
+            - python38-lint-flake8
+#      - python37-tests-sqlite3:
+#          filters:
+#            tags:
+#              only: /.*/
+#          requires:
+#            - python37-lint-isort
+#            - python37-lint-flake8
+      - python38-tests-sqlite3:
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /.*/
           requires:
-            - python37-lint-isort
-            - python37-lint-flake8
-      - python38-tests-sqlite3:
-          requires:
-            - python37-lint-isort
-            - python37-lint-flake8
+#            - python37-lint-isort
+            - python38-lint-isort
+#            - python37-lint-flake8
+            - python38-lint-flake8
       - python39-tests-sqlite3:
           requires:
-            - python37-lint-isort
-            - python37-lint-flake8
+#            - python37-lint-isort
+            - python38-lint-isort
+#            - python37-lint-flake8
+            - python38-lint-flake8
       - python310-tests-sqlite3:
           requires:
-            - python37-lint-isort
-            - python37-lint-flake8
+#            - python37-lint-isort
+            - python38-lint-isort
+#            - python37-lint-flake8
+            - python38-lint-flake8
 #      - docker-build-creme-demo:
 #          filters:
 #            tags:
@@ -523,6 +552,9 @@ workflows:
               ignore: /.*/
           requires:
             - javascript-tests
-            - python37-tests-sqlite3
-            - python37-tests-mysql
-            - python37-tests-pgsql
+#            - python37-tests-sqlite3
+            - python38-tests-sqlite3
+#            - python37-tests-mysql
+            - python38-tests-mysql
+#            - python37-tests-pgsql
+            - python38-tests-pgsql

CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-== Version 2.4.19 Work in progress (not released -- this is a draft) ==
+== Version 2.4.19 ==
 
   Users side :
   ------------
+    # The support of Python 3.7 has been dropped; it's the end of life for Python 3.8
+      so it should not annoy anybody.
     # Several issues in the job scheduler has been fixed for periodic jobs :
         - The start date of the jobs depended on the hour the command "creme_job_manager" has started.
         - Some useless extra runs have been removed.

README.md

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ virtual env, in order to keep the old one working).
 
 ### Dependencies
 
- - Python 3.7+
+ - Python 3.8+
  - MySQL 5.7+ (or MariaDB 10.2+) or PostGreSQL 9.6+ (or SQLite which is included with Python)
  - A web server compatible with Python, like Apache 2.4
  - Redis 3+

creme/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.4.18'
+__version__ = '2.4.19'
 
 
 def get_version():

setup.cfg

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ classifiers =
     Natural Language :: English
     Natural Language :: French
     Operating System :: OS Independent
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ project_urls =
     Tracker = https://github.com/HybirdCorp/creme_crm/issues
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 packages = find: