[Numpy-discussion] Officially drop Python 3.6 from NumPy 1.20 (was: NumPy 1.20.x branch in two weeks)

[Charles R Harris]

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:54 PM Jarrod Millman <millman at berkeley.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> It looks like Python 3.6 support has not been dropped.  For example,
> - https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/master/setup.py#L30
> - https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/master/setup.py#L43
> - https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.20.x/setup.py#L29
> - https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/maintenance/1.20.x/setup.py#L43
>
> Other files (e.g., tox.ini) also make it appear that 3.6 has not been
> dropped.
>
> Did you decide to not drop Python 3.6?  (Sorry if I missed the discussion.)
>
> Best regards,
> Jarrod
>
> PS.  I am trying to decide whether NetworkX should drop 3.6 and prefer
> to follow NumPy's lead rather than NEP 29.
>

Yes, we did decide to drop 3.6 support, but apparently we need a checklist
when dropping support :) It is gone from testing and the wheel builds.

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Chuck
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