By dropping support for Python 3.6 and requiring Python 3.7 or higher
it allows python-gitlab to take advantage of new features in Python
3.7, which are documented at:
https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.7.html

Some of these new features that may be useful to python-gitlab are:

PEP 563, postponed evaluation of type annotations.
dataclasses: PEP 557 – Data Classes
importlib.resources
PEP 562, customization of access to module attributes.
PEP 560, core support for typing module and generic types.
PEP 565, improved DeprecationWarning handling

BREAKING CHANGE: As of python-gitlab 3.0.0, Python 3.6 is no longer
supported. Python 3.7 or higher is required.

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JohnVillalovos commentedNov 23, 2021

FYI: Before this can be merged it will require some setting change in the project settings I believe. So that the Python 3.6 check is no longer required.

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nejch commentedNov 23, 2021•
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Thanks John! Could you just add aBREAKING CHANGE: trailer for this?

I've removed 3.6 as a required check.

feat: remove support for Python 3.6, require 3.7 or higher

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Python 3.6 is End-of-Life (EOL) as of 2021-12 as stated inhttps://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0494/By dropping support for Python 3.6 and requiring Python 3.7 or higherit allows python-gitlab to take advantage of new features in Python3.7, which are documented at:https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.7.htmlSome of these new features that may be useful to python-gitlab are:  * PEP 563, postponed evaluation of type annotations.  * dataclasses: PEP 557 – Data Classes  * importlib.resources  * PEP 562, customization of access to module attributes.  * PEP 560, core support for typing module and generic types.  * PEP 565, improved DeprecationWarning handlingBREAKING CHANGE: As of python-gitlab 3.0.0, Python 3.6 is no longersupported. Python 3.7 or higher is required.