Drop support for Python 3.6 (EOL since 2022)

Author: HorlogeSkynet

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -32,21 +32,18 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - "ubuntu-latest"
         python:
-          - "3.7"
           - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
           - "3.12"
         include:
-          - os: "ubuntu-20.04"
-            python: "3.6"
-          - os: "ubuntu-20.04"
-            python: "pypy-3.6"
+          - os: "ubuntu-22.04"
+            python: "3.7"
           - os: "ubuntu-22.04"
             python: "pypy-3.10"
-          - os: "macos-12"
-            python: 3.12
+          - os: "macos-latest"
+            python: "3.12"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ repos:
     rev: 22.3.0
     hooks:
       - id: black
-        args: ["--target-version", "py36"]
+        args: ["--target-version", "py37"]
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
     rev: 6.1.0
     hooks:

README.md

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namely from these data sources (from high to low precedence):
 
 ## Python and Distribution Support
 
-`distro` is supported and tested on Python 3.6+ and PyPy and on any
+`distro` is supported and tested on Python 3.7+ and PyPy and on any
 distribution that provides one or more of the data sources covered.
 
 This package is tested with test data that mimics the exact behavior of the data sources of [a number of Linux distributions](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/tree/master/tests/resources/distros).

docs/index.rst

@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ If you want to jump into the API description right away, read about the
 Compatibility
 =============
 
-The ``distro`` package is supported on Python 3.6+ and PyPy, and on any Linux
+The ``distro`` package is supported on Python 3.7+ and PyPy, and on any Linux
 or BSD distribution that provides one or more of the `data sources`_ used by
 this package.
 
-This package is tested on Python 3.6+ and PyPy, with test data that mimics the
+This package is tested on Python 3.7+ and PyPy, with test data that mimics the
 exact behavior of the data sources of `a number of Linux distributions
 <https://github.com/python-distro/distro/tree/master/tests/resources/distros>`_.
 

setup.cfg

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: POSIX :: BSD :: OpenBSD
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ classifiers =
 package_dir =
     = src
 packages = distro
-python_requires = >=3.6
+python_requires = >=3.7
 
 [options.package_data]
 * = py.typed

tox.ini

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 [tox]
 minversion = 1.9
-envlist = lint, py{36,37,38,39,310,311,312,py3}
+envlist = lint, py{37,38,39,310,311,312,py3}
 isolated_build = true
 skip_missing_interpreters = true