The arguement "python_requires" is not set in correct position

[PyVCEchecker]

Hello! I noticed that your "python_requires" has no effect you set that behind the section [metadata] in setup.cfg

[metadata]
name = cx_Oracle
description = Python interface to Oracle
long_description = file: README.md
long_description_content_type = text/markdown
keywords = Oracle, database
...
python_requires = >=3.6
...

However, it should belong be the [options] section, the more appropriatie way to declare "python_requires" is

[metadata]
name = cx_Oracle
description = Python interface to Oracle
long_description = file: README.md
long_description_content_type = text/markdown
...
[options]
python_requires = >=3.6

In this way, “pip install” can check python version on the fly during distribution selection , and " check minimum supported Python version" is needless

# check minimum supported Python version
if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 6):
    raise Exception("Python 3.6 or higher is required. " +
            "For python 2, use 'pip install cx_Oracle==7.3'")

Thanks for your attention. Best regrads, PyVCEchecker

[cjbj]

Thanks for the report. It is already moved to [options] in the most recent release of the driver, which is now at https://github.com/oracle/python-oracledb/blob/main/setup.cfg Can you review that file and let us know if you have any issues?

I'll leave this open in case @anthony-tuininga wants to make any change to cx_Oracle's cfg when he does a minor version release.

[PyVCEchecker]

It's a good job. I don't think there was any mistake. ;-)

[cjbj]

Closing as fixed in python-oracledb. Thanks for reporting it.