Drop python 3.7 support as aligned with PyTorch (#974)

Summary:
First step for #971

per title

Pull Request resolved: #974

Reviewed By: NivekT

Differential Revision: D42810503

Pulled By: ejguan

fbshipit-source-id: 128d8faacf115c0aa2ad8345cd7d348de5739dfe

.github/workflows/_build_test_upload.yml

@@ -66,14 +66,9 @@ jobs:
           - windows-latest
           - macos-m1-12
         python-version:
-          - 3.7
           - 3.8
           - 3.9
           - "3.10"
-        # Python 3.7 is not officially provided on Apple Silicon
-        exclude:
-          - os: macos-m1-12
-            python-version: 3.7
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -281,14 +276,9 @@ jobs:
           - windows-latest
           - macos-m1-12
         python-version:
-          - 3.7
           - 3.8
           - 3.9
           - "3.10"
-        # Python 3.7 is not officially provided on Apple Silicon
-        exclude:
-          - os: macos-m1-12
-            python-version: 3.7
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Source Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3

.github/workflows/aistore_ci.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
           - macos-latest
           - ubuntu-latest
         python-version:
-          - 3.7
           - 3.8
           - 3.9
     steps:

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
           - windows-latest
         python-version:
-          - 3.7
           - 3.8
           - 3.9
           - "3.10"

.github/workflows/domain_ci.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
           - windows-latest
         python-version:
-          - 3.7
           - 3.8
           - 3.9
     steps:
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
           - windows-latest
         python-version:
-          - 3.7
           - 3.8
           - 3.9
     steps:
@@ -116,8 +114,6 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
           # - windows-latest
         python-version:
-          # - 3.7
-          # - 3.8
           - 3.9
     steps:
       - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -161,7 +157,6 @@ jobs:
           - ubuntu-latest
           # - windows-latest
         python-version:
-          - 3.7
           - 3.8
           - 3.9
     steps:

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.7"
+          python-version: "3.8"
       - name: Check out source repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install lint utilities

README.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The following is the corresponding `torchdata` versions and supported Python ver
 
 | `torch`              | `torchdata`        | `python`          |
 | -------------------- | ------------------ | ----------------- |
-| `master` / `nightly` | `main` / `nightly` | `>=3.7`, `<=3.10` |
+| `master` / `nightly` | `main` / `nightly` | `>=3.8`, `<=3.10` |
 | `1.13.1`             | `0.5.1`            | `>=3.7`, `<=3.10` |
 | `1.12.1`             | `0.4.1`            | `>=3.7`, `<=3.10` |
 | `1.12.0`             | `0.4.0`            | `>=3.7`, `<=3.10` |

setup.py

@@ -166,14 +166,13 @@ def remove_extension(pattern):
         author_email="[email protected]",
         license="BSD",
         install_requires=requirements,
-        python_requires=">=3.7",
+        python_requires=">=3.8",
         classifiers=[
             "Intended Audience :: Developers",
             "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
             "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
             "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
             "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
-            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",

third_party/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ They are contrasted with Core dependencies that are must be installed along with
 ### Static Linking vs Dynamic Linking
 
 For the third-party libraries in C, if their runtime libraries are available on both PyPI and Conda across platfroms
-(Linux, MacOS, Windows and Python 3.7-3.10), it's recommended to use dynamic linking against the `torchdata`
+(Linux, MacOS, Windows and Python 3.8-3.10), it's recommended to use dynamic linking against the `torchdata`
 C-extension.
 
 For the third-party libraries that are not available on PyPI and Conda, please add it as a submodule under `third_party`