dropping support for Python 3.7

.github/workflows/main.yaml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         architecture: ["x64"]
         include:
           - python-version: "3.10"
@@ -39,11 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         # workaround for 3.12, SEE: https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/3661#issuecomment-1813845177
         pip install --upgrade setuptools
-    - name: Install dependencies py3.7
-      if: matrix.python-version == 3.7
-      run: pip install -r requirements-dev-3.7.txt
     - name: Install dependencies
-      if: matrix.python-version != 3.7
       run: pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
     - name: Install Numpy Dev
       if: ${{ matrix.numpy-version }}

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 - [Extract](https://zepworks.com/deepdiff/current/extract.html): Extract an item from a nested Python object using its path.
 - [commandline](https://zepworks.com/deepdiff/current/commandline.html): Use DeepDiff from commandline.
 
-Tested on Python 3.7+ and PyPy3.
+Tested on Python 3.8+ and PyPy3.
 
 - **[Documentation](https://zepworks.com/deepdiff/6.8.0/)**
 

deepdiff/diff.py

@@ -915,7 +915,6 @@ def _diff_ordered_iterable_by_difflib(
 
         opcodes = seq.get_opcodes()
         opcodes_with_values = []
-
         for tag, t1_from_index, t1_to_index, t2_from_index, t2_to_index in opcodes:
             if tag == 'equal':
                 opcodes_with_values.append(Opcode(

deepdiff/serialization.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 from functools import partial
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from deepdiff.helper import (
-    strings, get_type, TEXT_VIEW, np_float32, np_float64, np_int32, np_int64, np_ndarray, Opcode
+    strings, get_type, TEXT_VIEW, np_float32, np_float64, np_int32, np_int64, np_ndarray, Opcode, py_current_version
 )
 from deepdiff.model import DeltaResult
 

setup.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def get_reqs(filename):
       long_description=long_description,
       long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
       install_requires=reqs,
-      python_requires='>=3.7',
+      python_requires='>=3.8',
       extras_require={
           "cli": cli_reqs,
           "optimize": optimize_reqs,
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ def get_reqs(filename):
           "Intended Audience :: Developers",
           "Operating System :: OS Independent",
           "Topic :: Software Development",
-          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
           "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
           "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
           "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",

tests/test_serialization.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from decimal import Decimal
 from collections import Counter
 from deepdiff import DeepDiff
-from deepdiff.helper import pypy3, py_current_version, np_ndarray
+from deepdiff.helper import pypy3, py_current_version, np_ndarray, Opcode
 from deepdiff.serialization import (
     pickle_load, pickle_dump, ForbiddenModule, ModuleNotFoundError,
     MODULE_NOT_FOUND_MSG, FORBIDDEN_MODULE_MSG, pretty_print_diff,
@@ -354,3 +354,9 @@ def test_json_dumps_and_loads(self, test_num, value, func_to_convert_back):
             assert np.array_equal(value, back), f"test_json_dumps_and_loads test #{test_num} failed"
         else:
             assert value == back, f"test_json_dumps_and_loads test #{test_num} failed"
+
+    def test_namedtuple_seriazliation(self):
+        op_code = Opcode(tag="replace", t1_from_index=0, t1_to_index=1, t2_from_index=10, t2_to_index=20)
+        serialized = json_dumps(op_code)
+        expected = '{"tag":"replace","t1_from_index":0,"t1_to_index":1,"t2_from_index":10,"t2_to_index":20,"old_values":null,"new_values":null}'
+        assert serialized == expected