CI builds fail for Python Version 3.7 for the latest Ubuntu OS version

[PrashantVaidyanathan]

The CI script is currently configured to test SBOL utilities for Python versions 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 for the latest Ubuntu version. Currently - this is 24.04.

However, GitHub only supports Python version 3.7 until Ubuntu OS version 22.04. Starting 24.04, only Python 3.8 and up are supported.

@fxbuson @ERIK-KE and I had a discussion about this, and we have 2 options:

• Remove Python 3.7 from the list (we recommend this but are unsure of legacy systems that use SBOL-Utilities)
• Add another line where the tests run for Python 3.7 in Ubuntu 22.04

@jakebeal @tcmitchell @bbartley - do you have a preference or any concerns?

[tcmitchell]

Python 3.7 reached end-of-life on 2023-06-27. I think you can drop support for Python 3.7. Python 3.12 should be added to the set of versions tested. Python 3.8 goes end of life this month so you can probably drop support for that as well.