Drop Python 3.7 support (#82982)

.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ stages:
           nameFormat: Python {0}
           testFormat: units/{0}
           targets:
-            - test: 3.7
             - test: 3.8
             - test: 3.9
             - test: '3.10'

changelogs/fragments/ansible-drop-python-3.7.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - The minimum supported Python version on targets is now Python 3.8.

lib/ansible/config/base.yml

@@ -1567,7 +1567,6 @@ INTERPRETER_PYTHON_FALLBACK:
   - python3.10
   - python3.9
   - python3.8
-  - python3.7
   - /usr/bin/python3
   - python3
   vars:

lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import sys
 
 # Used for determining if the system is running a new enough python version
 # and should only restrict on our documented minimum versions
-_PY_MIN = (3, 7)
+_PY_MIN = (3, 8)
 
 if sys.version_info < _PY_MIN:
     print(json.dumps(dict(

test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/docker.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-base image=quay.io/ansible/base-test-container:6.2.0 python=3.12,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10,3.11
-default image=quay.io/ansible/default-test-container:9.5.0 python=3.12,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10,3.11 context=collection
-default image=quay.io/ansible/ansible-core-test-container:9.5.0 python=3.12,3.7,3.8,3.9,3.10,3.11 context=ansible-core
+base image=quay.io/ansible/base-test-container:6.2.0 python=3.12,3.8,3.9,3.10,3.11
+default image=quay.io/ansible/default-test-container:9.5.0 python=3.12,3.8,3.9,3.10,3.11 context=collection
+default image=quay.io/ansible/ansible-core-test-container:9.5.0 python=3.12,3.8,3.9,3.10,3.11 context=ansible-core
 alpine319 image=quay.io/ansible/alpine319-test-container:7.1.0 python=3.11 cgroup=none audit=none
 fedora39 image=quay.io/ansible/fedora39-test-container:7.1.0 python=3.12
 ubuntu2004 image=quay.io/ansible/ubuntu2004-test-container:7.1.0 python=3.8

test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/ansible-test.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 # The test-constraints sanity test verifies this file, but changes must be made manually to keep it in up-to-date.
 coverage == 7.3.2 ; python_version >= '3.8' and python_version <= '3.12'
-coverage == 6.5.0 ; python_version >= '3.7' and python_version <= '3.7'

test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/mypy.py

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from . import (
 from ...constants import (
     CONTROLLER_PYTHON_VERSIONS,
     REMOTE_ONLY_PYTHON_VERSIONS,
-    SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS,
 )
 
 from ...test import (
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ from ...util import (
     ANSIBLE_TEST_CONTROLLER_ROOT,
     ApplicationError,
     is_subdir,
-    str_to_version,
 )
 
 from ...util_common import (
@@ -85,13 +83,6 @@ class MypyTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
         """True if the test requires PyPI, otherwise False."""
         return True
 
-    @property
-    def supported_python_versions(self) -> t.Optional[tuple[str, ...]]:
-        """A tuple of supported Python versions or None if the test does not depend on specific Python versions."""
-        # Because the version of typeshed mypy use in 1.9 doesn't support 3.7, neither does mypy 1.9.
-        # see: https://mypy-lang.blogspot.com/2024/03/mypy-19-released.html
-        return tuple(version for version in SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS if str_to_version(version) >= (3, 8))
-
     def test(self, args: SanityConfig, targets: SanityTargets, python: PythonConfig) -> TestResult:
         settings = self.load_processor(args, python.version)
 

test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/coverage_util.py

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class CoverageVersion:
 COVERAGE_VERSIONS = (
     # IMPORTANT: Keep this in sync with the ansible-test.txt requirements file.
     CoverageVersion('7.3.2', 7, (3, 8), (3, 12)),
-    CoverageVersion('6.5.0', 7, (3, 7), (3, 7)),
 )
 """
 This tuple specifies the coverage version to use for Python version ranges.

test/lib/ansible_test/_util/target/common/constants.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 REMOTE_ONLY_PYTHON_VERSIONS = (
-    '3.7',
     '3.8',
     '3.9',
 )

test/sanity/ignore.txt

@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/user.py validate-modules:doc-default-does-not-match-spec
 lib/ansible/modules/user.py validate-modules:use-run-command-not-popen
 lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py no-get-exception  # only referenced in deprecation code
 lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py pylint:unused-import  # deferring resolution to allow enabling the rule now
-lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-3.7!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-3.8!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-3.9!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so
 lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selinux.py import-3.10!skip # pass/fail depends on presence of libselinux.so