On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 3:41 AM Charles R Harris <charlesr.har...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All, > > This is to propose dropping Python 3.7 for NumPy 1.22. Doing so will allow > merging the array API standard <https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/18585> > (keyword > only arguments), simplify removing import time compiles > <https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/19638>, allow making 64 bit pickles > the default, and bring annotations closer to current. NEP 29 > <https://numpy.org/neps/nep-0029-deprecation_policy.html> suggests Dec > 26, 2021 for the drop date, which is close to the likely 1.22 release date, > but given the advantages of dropping 3.7 I think there are good reasons to > cheat by a week or two if needed. Downstream projects releasing after 1.22 > will probably want to drop Python 3.7 anyway, as they will be past the > deadline. > > Thoughts? > +1 from me. Python 3.10 is out by then, and supporting three Python releases for 1.22 seems fine. And the benefits are interesting. Cheers, Ralf
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