From: Bob Halley <halley@dnspython.org>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 21:06:06 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Set minimum Python version to 3.7.
X-Git-Tag: v2.3.0rc1~117
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f950862a341a6559126235c892ff516e114f14fd;p=thirdparty%2Fdnspython.git

Set minimum Python version to 3.7.
---

diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 40cc6390..8954a481 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.6","3.7","3.8","3.9","3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.7","3.8","3.9","3.10"]
         exclude:
           - os: windows-latest
             python-version: "3.9"
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ jobs:
             python-version: "3.8"
           - os: windows-latest
             python-version: "3.7"
-          - os: windows-latest
-            python-version: "3.6"
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03300fce..ed579113 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ Note that you can install any combination of the above, e.g.:
 
 ### Notices
 
-Python 2.x support ended with the release of 1.16.0.  dnspython 2.0.0 and
-later only support Python 3.6 and later.
+Python 2.x support ended with the release of 1.16.0.  Dnspython 2.0.0 through
+2.2.x supprot support Python 3.6 and later.  As of dnspython 2.3.0, the minimum
+supported Python version will be 3.7.  We plan to align future support with the
+lifetime of the Python 3 versions.
 
 Documentation has moved to
 [dnspython.readthedocs.io](https://dnspython.readthedocs.io).
diff --git a/doc/installation.rst b/doc/installation.rst
index 8f58cff9..81dcdb04 100644
--- a/doc/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/installation.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Installation
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-Python 3.6 or later.
+Python 3.7 or newer.
 
 Installation
 ------------
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ On a UNIX-like system, you then run::
 while on a Windows system you would run::
 
         python setup.py install
-        
+
 Finally, you have the option of cloning the dnspython source from github
 and building it::
 
diff --git a/doc/whatsnew.rst b/doc/whatsnew.rst
index 164c4e6a..34d792e0 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew.rst
+++ b/doc/whatsnew.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ What's New in dnspython
 2.3.0 (in development)
 ----------------------
 
-* Nothing yet!
+* Python 3.7 or newer is required.
+
+* Type annotations are now integrated with the source code and cover
+  far more of the library.
+
+* The get_soa() method has been added to dns.zone.Zone.
 
 2.2.0
 -----
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1a311647..ea91a02e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ documentation = "https://dnspython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/"
 "Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/issues"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.6"
+python = "^3.7"
 httpx = {version=">=0.21.1", optional=true, python=">=3.6.2"}
 h2 = {version=">=4.1.0", optional=true, python=">=3.6.2"}
 requests-toolbelt = {version="^0.9.1", optional=true}
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 06532d0e..a32ff8ce 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ classifiers =
     Topic :: Internet :: Name Service (DNS)
     Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ packages =
     dns.rdtypes.IN
     dns.rdtypes.ANY
     dns.rdtypes.CH
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.7
 test_suite = tests
 setup_requires = setuptools>=44; wheel; setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4.3