drop Python 3.7

Author: ohmayr

.github/sync-repo-settings.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ branchProtectionRules:
     # No Kokoro:  the following are Github actions
     - 'lint'
     - 'mypy'
-    - 'unit-3.7'
     - 'unit-3.8'
     - 'unit-3.9'
     - 'unit-3.10'
@@ -24,15 +23,13 @@ branchProtectionRules:
     - 'unit_wo_grpc-3.12'
     - 'unit_wo_grpc-3.13'
     - 'unit_wo_grpc-3.14'
-    - 'unit_w_prerelease_deps-3.7'
     - 'unit_w_prerelease_deps-3.8'
     - 'unit_w_prerelease_deps-3.9'
     - 'unit_w_prerelease_deps-3.10'
     - 'unit_w_prerelease_deps-3.11'
     - 'unit_w_prerelease_deps-3.12'
     - 'unit_w_prerelease_deps-3.13'
     - 'unit_w_prerelease_deps-3.14'
-    - 'unit_w_async_rest_extra-3.7'
     - 'unit_w_async_rest_extra-3.8'
     - 'unit_w_async_rest_extra-3.9'
     - 'unit_w_async_rest_extra-3.10'

.github/workflows/unittest.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         option: ["", "_wo_grpc", "_w_prerelease_deps", "_w_async_rest_extra"]
         python:
-          - "3.7"
           - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ jobs:
           - "3.13"
           - "3.14"
         exclude:
-          - option: "_wo_grpc"
-            python: 3.7
           - option: "_wo_grpc"
             python: 3.8
           - option: "_wo_grpc"

.kokoro/samples/python3.7/common.cfg

@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 env | grep KOKORO
 
 # Install nox
-# `virtualenv==20.26.6` is added for Python 3.7 compatibility
-python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade --quiet nox virtualenv==20.26.6
+python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade --quiet nox
 
 # Use secrets acessor service account to get secrets
 if [[ -f "${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secrets_viewer_service_account.json" ]]; then

.kokoro/samples/python3.7/continuous.cfg

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ In order to add a feature:
   documentation.
 
 - The feature must work fully on the following CPython versions:
-  3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13 on both UNIX and Windows.
+  3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13 on both UNIX and Windows.
 
 - The feature must not add unnecessary dependencies (where
   "unnecessary" is of course subjective, but new dependencies should
@@ -197,15 +197,13 @@ Supported Python Versions
 
 We support:
 
--  `Python 3.7`_
 -  `Python 3.8`_
 -  `Python 3.9`_
 -  `Python 3.10`_
 -  `Python 3.11`_
 -  `Python 3.12`_
 -  `Python 3.13`_
 
-.. _Python 3.7: https://docs.python.org/3.7/
 .. _Python 3.8: https://docs.python.org/3.8/
 .. _Python 3.9: https://docs.python.org/3.9/
 .. _Python 3.10: https://docs.python.org/3.10/

.kokoro/samples/python3.7/periodic-head.cfg

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ common helpers used by all Google API clients. For more information, see the
 
 Supported Python Versions
 -------------------------
-Python >= 3.7
+Python >= 3.8
 
 
 Unsupported Python Versions