Remove support for Python 3.7 in the build and docs

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.x']
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.x"]
 
     env:
       PY_COLORS: 1
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           tox -e py-test
 
       - name: Upload code coverage
-        if: matrix.python-version == '3.7' && matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           pip install codecov || true
           codecov || true
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.x'
+          python-version: "3.x"
 
       - name: Install base dependencies
         run: |
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python 3.x
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.x'
+          python-version: "3.x"
 
       - name: Install base dependencies
         run: |

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Bug fixes:
 
 * Improved naming of temporary files by separating the random part with the file extension.
 
+For packagers:
+
+* The minimum Python version is now 3.8.
+
 2.0.0 (May 30, 2024)
 --------------------
 

docs/dev/plugins.rst

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ an example::
 
     class SomePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
       def __init__(self):
-        super(SomePlugin, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.register_listener('pluginload', loaded)
 
 Note that if you want to access an attribute of your plugin (e.g. ``config`` or
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ registration process in this case::
 
     class SomePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
       def __init__(self):
-        super(SomePlugin, self).__init__()
+        super().__init__()
         self.register_listener('pluginload', self.loaded)
 
       def loaded(self):
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Here's an example::
 
     class MyPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         def __init__(self):
-            super(MyPlugin, self).__init__()
+            super().__init__()
             self.template_funcs['initial'] = _tmpl_initial
 
     def _tmpl_initial(text):
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ Here's an example that adds a ``$disc_and_track`` field::
 
     class MyPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         def __init__(self):
-            super(MyPlugin, self).__init__()
+            super().__init__()
             self.template_fields['disc_and_track'] = _tmpl_disc_and_track
 
     def _tmpl_disc_and_track(item):
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ to register it::
     from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
     class ExamplePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         def __init__(self):
-            super(ExamplePlugin, self).__init__()
+            super().__init__()
             self.import_stages = [self.stage]
         def stage(self, session, task):
             print('Importing something!')
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ plugin shall expose to the user::
 
     class ExamplePlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         def __init__(self):
-            super(ExamplePlugin, self).__init__()
+            super().__init__()
             self.register_listener('before_choose_candidate',
                                    self.before_choose_candidate_event)
 

docs/guides/main.rst

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Installing
 ----------
 
 You will need Python.
-Beets works on Python 3.7 or later.
+Beets works on Python 3.8 or later.
 
 * **macOS** 11 (Big Sur) includes Python 3.8 out of the box.
   You can opt for a more recent Python installing it via `Homebrew`_
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Installing on Windows
 Installing beets on Windows can be tricky. Following these steps might help you
 get it right:
 
-1. If you don't have it, `install Python`_ (you want at least Python 3.7). The
+1. If you don't have it, `install Python`_ (you want at least Python 3.8). The
    installer should give you the option to "add Python to PATH." Check this
    box. If you do that, you can skip the next step.
 

setup.py

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if "sdist" in sys.argv:
 
 setup(
     name="beets",
-    version='2.0.0',
+    version="2.0.0",
     description="music tagger and library organizer",
     author="Adrian Sampson",
     author_email="adrian@radbox.org",
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ setup(
         "Environment :: Web Environment",
         "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",