We require attrs 16.0.0

changelog.d/3947.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Require attrs 16.0.0 or later

synapse/python_dependencies.py

@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
     "phonenumbers>=8.2.0": ["phonenumbers"],
     "six": ["six"],
     "prometheus_client": ["prometheus_client"],
-    "attrs": ["attr"],
+
+    # we use attr.s(slots), which arrived in 16.0.0
+    "attrs>=16.0.0": ["attr>=16.0.0"],
     "netaddr>=0.7.18": ["netaddr"],
 }