ci: require Python 3.8 for deltachat-rpc-client

link2xt · link2xt · commit 7574dc3e9576 · 2023-05-19T16:47:12.000Z
With Python 3.7 asynchronous tests randomly fail with "RuntimeError: Event loop is closed" during shutdown. Backtrace of the error includes `SafeChildWatcher` calls. Python 3.8 has replaced `SafeChildWatcher` with a new `ThreadedChildWatcher` by default [1] as a bugfix for "asyncio.create_subprocess_exec() only works with main event loop" bug [2]. Python 3.7 scheduled end of life is 2023-06-27 according to <https://devguide.python.org/versions/>. [1] python/cpython#14344 [2] https://bugs.python.org/issue35621
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -233,11 +233,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             python: pypy3.9
 
-          # Minimum Supported Python Version = 3.7
-          # This is the minimum version for which manylinux Python wheels are
-          # built. Test it with minimum supported Rust version.
+          # Minimum Supported Python Version = 3.8
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.7
+            python: 3.8
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
