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Python tools for obtaining and working with ICESat-2 data
https://icepyx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
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Establish python version support/drop policy (SPEC0) in v2 #569

Open mfisher87 opened 2 months ago

mfisher87 commented 2 months ago

Hey all, I noticed in a previous post NEP 29 was used justification for dropping Python 3.6. It's been a couple years, and the community (including numpy) is now coalescing around this very similar standard, SPEC0: https://scientific-python.org/specs/spec-0000/

Under SPEC0 and NEP29, we can drop support for 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9. Do we have an official policy?

Also, are we following semantic versioning? We have a v2 branch in progress, and I'm fairly sure dropping support for a Python version justifies a major bump if we are. At least that's what I've seen in practice!

JessicaS11 commented 2 months ago

Do we have an official policy?

We do not.

Also, are we following semantic versioning?

It's buried in the release guide, but we do!

We have a v2 branch in progress, and I'm fairly sure dropping support for a Python version justifies a major bump if we are. At least that's what I've seen in practice!

That makes sense and seems like a good opportunity to do this bit of housekeeping.

mfisher87 commented 2 months ago

Thanks, Jessica! Does the new issue title seem like accurate and complete?