drop Python 3.7 support

.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     strategy:
       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' ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout twilio-python
         uses: actions/checkout@v3

Makefile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: clean install analysis test test-install test-docker develop docs docs-install prettier prettier-check
 
 venv:
-	@python --version || (echo "Python is not installed, Python 3.7+"; exit 1);
+	@python --version || (echo "Python is not installed, Python 3.8+"; exit 1);
 	virtualenv --python=python venv
 
 install: venv

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ The Python library documentation can be found [here][libdocs].
 
 This library supports the following Python implementations:
 
-- Python 3.7
 - Python 3.8
 - Python 3.9
 - Python 3.10

UPGRADE.md

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ We're pleased to inform you that version 9.0.0 adds support for the application/
 
 - **Supported Python versions updated**
   - Dropped support for Python 3.6 ([#632](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-python/pull/632))
-  - Python 3.7 is the new required minimum version to use twilio-python helper library
+  - Dropped support for Python 3.7 ([#783](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-python/pull/783))
+  - Python 3.8 is the new required minimum version to use twilio-python helper library
 - **Deletion of TwiML Voice Deprecated Methods ([#643](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-python/pull/643))**
 
   - [`<Refer>`](https://www.twilio.com/docs/voice/twiml/refer)

setup.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     help_center="https://www.twilio.com/help/contact",
     url="https://github.com/twilio/twilio-python/",
     keywords=["twilio", "twiml"],
-    python_requires=">=3.7.0",
+    python_requires=">=3.8.0",
     install_requires=[
         "requests >= 2.0.0",
         "PyJWT >= 2.0.0, < 3.0.0",
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",

tox.ini

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-env_list = py3{7,8,9,10,11}, pypy
+env_list = py3{8,9,10,11}, pypy
 skip_missing_interpreters = true
 
 [testenv]