Added support for Python 3.13 and dropped support for Python 3.7.

Author: anthony-tuininga

README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ See [python-oracledb Installation][installation].
 
 ## Dependencies and Interoperability
 
-- Python versions 3.7 through 3.12.
+- Python versions 3.8 through 3.13.
 
   Prebuilt packages are available for these Python versions on Windows, on
   macOS and on Linux.

doc/src/index.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Database. It conforms to the `Python Database API v2.0 Specification
 additions and a couple of exclusions. Synchronous and
 :ref:`concurrent <asyncio>` coding styles are supported.
 
-This module is currently tested with Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12
+This module is currently tested with Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13
 against Oracle Database 23ai, 21c, 19c, 18c, 12c, and 11gR2.
 
 **python-oracledb** is distributed under an open-source

doc/src/release_notes.rst

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Thick Mode Changes
 Common Changes
 ++++++++++++++
 
+#)  Added support for Python 3.13 and dropped support for Python 3.7.
 #)  Attribute :data:`ConnectionPool.getmode` is now one of the values of the
     enumeration :ref:`connection pool get modes <connpoolmodes>` in order to be
     consistent with the other uses of this attribute.

doc/src/user_guide/installation.rst

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Quick Start python-oracledb Installation
 1. Install `Python 3 <https://www.python.org/downloads>`__ if it is not already
    available.
 
-   Use any version from Python 3.7 through 3.12.
+   Use any version from Python 3.8 through 3.13.
 
 2. Install python-oracledb from `PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/oracledb/>`__,
    for example:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Installation Requirements
 
 To use python-oracledb, you need:
 
-- Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 or 3.12
+- Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13
 
 - The Python cryptography package. This package is automatically installed as a
   dependency of python-oracledb.  It is strongly recommended that you keep the
@@ -701,8 +701,7 @@ Installing python-oracledb on macOS
 ===================================
 
 Python-oracledb is available as a Universal binary for Python 3.8, or later, on
-Apple macOS Intel x86-64 and Apple macOS ARM64 (M1, M2, M3) architectures.  A
-binary is also available for Python 3.7 on Apple Intel x86-64.
+Apple macOS Intel x86-64 and Apple macOS ARM64 (M1, M2, M3) architectures.
 
 Install python-oracledb
 -----------------------

setup.cfg

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ classifiers =
 
 [options]
 zip_safe = false
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 setup_requires = cython>=3.0
 install_requires = cryptography>=3.2.1
 test_suite = tests

tox.ini

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py{37,38,39,310,311,312}-{thin,thick}
+envlist = py{38,39,310,311,312,313}-{thin,thick}
 
 [testenv]
 commands = {envpython} -m unittest discover -v -s tests
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ passenv =
     DPI_DEBUG_LEVEL
     ORACLE_HOME
 
-[testenv:py{37,38,39,310,311,312}-thick]
+[testenv:py{38,39,310,311,312,313}-thick]
 setenv =
     PYO_TEST_DRIVER_MODE=thick
 
-[testenv:py{37,38,39,310,311,312}-thin]
+[testenv:py{38,39,310,311,312,313}-thin]
 setenv =
     PYO_TEST_DRIVER_MODE=thin