feat: drop Python 3.7 support

docs/source/index.rst

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Features
 Python Versions
 ---------------
 
-*pygls* works with Python 3.7.16+.
+*pygls* works with Python 3.8+.
 
 User Guide
 ----------

docs/source/pages/tutorial.rst

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ In order to setup and run the example VSCode extension, you need following softw
 installed:
 
 * `Visual Studio Code <https://code.visualstudio.com/>`_ editor
-* `Python 3.7.16+ <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_
+* `Python 3.8+ <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_
 * `vscode-python <https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python>`_ extension
 * A clone of the `pygls <https://github.com/openlawlibrary/pygls>`_ repository
 

docs/source/pages/user-guide.rst

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Depending on the use case, handlers can be registered in three different ways:
 *Asynchronous* Functions (*Coroutines*)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-*pygls* supports ``python 3.7+`` which has a keyword ``async`` to
+*pygls* supports ``python 3.8+`` which has a keyword ``async`` to
 specify coroutines.
 
 The code snippet below shows how to register a command as a coroutine:

pyproject.toml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license = "Apache 2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.7.9,<4"
+python = ">=3.8.18,<4"
 lsprotocol = "2023.0.0"
 websockets = { version = "^11.0.3", optional = true }
 

tests/conftest.py

@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
 ############################################################################
 import asyncio
 import pathlib
-import sys
 
 import pytest
 from lsprotocol import types, converters
 
-from pygls import uris, IS_PYODIDE, IS_WIN
+from pygls import uris, IS_PYODIDE
 from pygls.feature_manager import FeatureManager
 from pygls.workspace import Workspace
 
@@ -85,10 +84,11 @@ def event_loop():
     of our client fixture."""
 
     # Only required for Python 3.7 on Windows.
-    if sys.version_info.minor == 7 and IS_WIN:
-        policy = asyncio.WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy()
-    else:
-        policy = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy()
+    # @alcarney is this needed if we drop 3.7 suppoer?
+    # if sys.version_info.minor == 7 and IS_WIN:
+    #     policy = asyncio.WindowsProactorEventLoopPolicy()
+
+    policy = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy()
 
     loop = policy.new_event_loop()
     yield loop