Merge pull request #11152 from Zac-HD/drop-py37

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: "3.7"
+        python-version: "3.11"
 
     - name: Install tox
       run: |

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -37,25 +37,23 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         name: [
-          "windows-py37",
-          "windows-py37-pluggy",
           "windows-py38",
+          "windows-py38-pluggy",
           "windows-py39",
           "windows-py310",
           "windows-py311",
           "windows-py312",
 
-          "ubuntu-py37",
-          "ubuntu-py37-pluggy",
-          "ubuntu-py37-freeze",
           "ubuntu-py38",
+          "ubuntu-py38-pluggy",
+          "ubuntu-py38-freeze",
           "ubuntu-py39",
           "ubuntu-py310",
           "ubuntu-py311",
           "ubuntu-py312",
           "ubuntu-pypy3",
 
-          "macos-py37",
+          "macos-py38",
           "macos-py39",
           "macos-py310",
           "macos-py312",
@@ -66,19 +64,15 @@ jobs:
         ]
 
         include:
-          - name: "windows-py37"
-            python: "3.7"
-            os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-numpy"
-          - name: "windows-py37-pluggy"
-            python: "3.7"
-            os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
           - name: "windows-py38"
             python: "3.8"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py38-unittestextras"
             use_coverage: true
+          - name: "windows-py38-pluggy"
+            python: "3.8"
+            os: windows-latest
+            tox_env: "py38-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
           - name: "windows-py39"
             python: "3.9"
             os: windows-latest
@@ -96,23 +90,19 @@ jobs:
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py312"
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py37"
-            python: "3.7"
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
-            use_coverage: true
-          - name: "ubuntu-py37-pluggy"
-            python: "3.7"
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
-          - name: "ubuntu-py37-freeze"
-            python: "3.7"
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-freeze"
           - name: "ubuntu-py38"
             python: "3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-xdist"
+            tox_env: "py38-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
+            use_coverage: true
+          - name: "ubuntu-py38-pluggy"
+            python: "3.8"
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            tox_env: "py38-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py38-freeze"
+            python: "3.8"
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            tox_env: "py38-freeze"
           - name: "ubuntu-py39"
             python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -132,14 +122,14 @@ jobs:
             tox_env: "py312"
             use_coverage: true
           - name: "ubuntu-pypy3"
-            python: "pypy-3.7"
+            python: "pypy-3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "pypy3-xdist"
 
-          - name: "macos-py37"
+          - name: "macos-py38"
-            python: "3.7"
+            python: "3.8"
             os: macos-latest
-            tox_env: "py37-xdist"
+            tox_env: "py38-xdist"
           - name: "macos-py39"
             python: "3.9"
             os: macos-latest
@@ -160,11 +150,11 @@ jobs:
             tox_env: "plugins"
 
           - name: "docs"
-            python: "3.7"
+            python: "3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "docs"
           - name: "doctesting"
-            python: "3.7"
+            python: "3.8"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "doctesting"
             use_coverage: true

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ repos:
     rev: v3.10.0
     hooks:
     -   id: reorder-python-imports
-        args: ['--application-directories=.:src', --py37-plus]
+        args: ['--application-directories=.:src', --py38-plus]
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
     rev: v3.7.0
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
-        args: [--py37-plus]
+        args: [--py38-plus]
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/setup-cfg-fmt
     rev: v2.3.0
     hooks:

CONTRIBUTING.rst

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Short version
 #. Follow **PEP-8** for naming and `black <https://github.com/psf/black>`_ for formatting.
 #. Tests are run using ``tox``::
 
-    tox -e linting,py37
+    tox -e linting,py39
 
    The test environments above are usually enough to cover most cases locally.
 
@@ -272,24 +272,24 @@ Here is a simple overview, with pytest-specific bits:
 
 #. Run all the tests
 
-   You need to have Python 3.7 available in your system.  Now
+   You need to have Python 3.8 or later available in your system.  Now
    running tests is as simple as issuing this command::
 
-    $ tox -e linting,py37
+    $ tox -e linting,py39
 
-   This command will run tests via the "tox" tool against Python 3.7
+   This command will run tests via the "tox" tool against Python 3.9
    and also perform "lint" coding-style checks.
 
 #. You can now edit your local working copy and run the tests again as necessary. Please follow PEP-8 for naming.
 
-   You can pass different options to ``tox``. For example, to run tests on Python 3.7 and pass options to pytest
+   You can pass different options to ``tox``. For example, to run tests on Python 3.9 and pass options to pytest
    (e.g. enter pdb on failure) to pytest you can do::
 
-    $ tox -e py37 -- --pdb
+    $ tox -e py39 -- --pdb
 
-   Or to only run tests in a particular test module on Python 3.7::
+   Or to only run tests in a particular test module on Python 3.9::
 
-    $ tox -e py37 -- testing/test_config.py
+    $ tox -e py39 -- testing/test_config.py
 
 
    When committing, ``pre-commit`` will re-format the files if necessary.

README.rst

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Features
 - Can run `unittest <https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/unittest.html>`_ (or trial),
   `nose <https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/nose.html>`_ test suites out of the box
 
-- Python 3.7+ or PyPy3
+- Python 3.8+ or PyPy3
 
 - Rich plugin architecture, with over 850+ `external plugins <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/reference/plugin_list.html>`_ and thriving community
 

changelog/11151.breaking.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Dropped support for Python 3.7, which `reached end-of-life on 2023-06-27
+<https://devguide.python.org/versions/>`__.

doc/en/backwards-compatibility.rst

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Released pytest versions support all Python versions that are actively maintaine
 ==============  ===================
 pytest version  min. Python version
 ==============  ===================
+8.0+            3.8+
 7.1+            3.7+
 6.2 - 7.0       3.6+
 5.0 - 6.1       3.5+

doc/en/conf.py

@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@
 #
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 # The short X.Y version.
-import ast
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
 from textwrap import dedent
-from typing import List
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from _pytest import __version__ as version
@@ -451,25 +449,6 @@ def setup(app: "sphinx.application.Sphinx") -> None:
 
     configure_logging(app)
 
-    # Make Sphinx mark classes with "final" when decorated with @final.
-    # We need this because we import final from pytest._compat, not from
-    # typing (for Python < 3.8 compat), so Sphinx doesn't detect it.
-    # To keep things simple we accept any `@final` decorator.
-    # Ref: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/pull/7780
-    import sphinx.pycode.ast
-    import sphinx.pycode.parser
-
-    original_is_final = sphinx.pycode.parser.VariableCommentPicker.is_final
-
-    def patched_is_final(self, decorators: List[ast.expr]) -> bool:
-        if original_is_final(self, decorators):
-            return True
-        return any(
-            sphinx.pycode.ast.unparse(decorator) == "final" for decorator in decorators
-        )
-
-    sphinx.pycode.parser.VariableCommentPicker.is_final = patched_is_final
-
     # legacypath.py monkey-patches pytest.Testdir in. Import the file so
     # that autodoc can discover references to it.
     import _pytest.legacypath  # noqa: F401

doc/en/getting-started.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Get Started
 Install ``pytest``
 ----------------------------------------
 
-``pytest`` requires: Python 3.7+ or PyPy3.
+``pytest`` requires: Python 3.8+ or PyPy3.
 
 1. Run the following command in your command line:
 

doc/en/index.rst

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Features
 
 - Can run :ref:`unittest <unittest>` (including trial) and :ref:`nose <noseintegration>` test suites out of the box
 
-- Python 3.7+ or PyPy 3
+- Python 3.8+ or PyPy 3
 
 - Rich plugin architecture, with over 800+ :ref:`external plugins <plugin-list>` and thriving community
 

setup.cfg

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: POSIX
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
@@ -50,9 +49,8 @@ install_requires =
     pluggy>=0.12,<2.0
     colorama;sys_platform=="win32"
     exceptiongroup>=1.0.0rc8;python_version<"3.11"
-    importlib-metadata>=0.12;python_version<"3.8"
     tomli>=1.0.0;python_version<"3.11"
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.8
 package_dir =
     =src
 setup_requires =

src/_pytest/_code/code.py

@@ -17,18 +17,21 @@ from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import ClassVar
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import Final
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generic
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import List
+from typing import Literal
 from typing import Mapping
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import overload
 from typing import Pattern
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import Set
+from typing import SupportsIndex
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Type
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import TypeVar
 from typing import Union
 
@@ -42,22 +45,16 @@ from _pytest._code.source import Source
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import safeformat
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import saferepr
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.compat import get_real_func
 from _pytest.deprecated import check_ispytest
 from _pytest.pathlib import absolutepath
 from _pytest.pathlib import bestrelpath
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Final
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-    from typing_extensions import SupportsIndex
-
-    _TracebackStyle = Literal["long", "short", "line", "no", "native", "value", "auto"]
-
 if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 11):
     from exceptiongroup import BaseExceptionGroup
 
+_TracebackStyle = Literal["long", "short", "line", "no", "native", "value", "auto"]
+
 
 class Code:
     """Wrapper around Python code objects."""
@@ -633,7 +630,7 @@ class ExceptionInfo(Generic[E]):
     def getrepr(
         self,
         showlocals: bool = False,
-        style: "_TracebackStyle" = "long",
+        style: _TracebackStyle = "long",
         abspath: bool = False,
         tbfilter: Union[
             bool, Callable[["ExceptionInfo[BaseException]"], Traceback]
@@ -725,7 +722,7 @@ class FormattedExcinfo:
     fail_marker: ClassVar = "E"
 
     showlocals: bool = False
-    style: "_TracebackStyle" = "long"
+    style: _TracebackStyle = "long"
     abspath: bool = True
     tbfilter: Union[bool, Callable[[ExceptionInfo[BaseException]], Traceback]] = True
     funcargs: bool = False
@@ -1090,7 +1087,7 @@ class ReprExceptionInfo(ExceptionRepr):
 class ReprTraceback(TerminalRepr):
     reprentries: Sequence[Union["ReprEntry", "ReprEntryNative"]]
     extraline: Optional[str]
-    style: "_TracebackStyle"
+    style: _TracebackStyle
 
     entrysep: ClassVar = "_ "
 
@@ -1124,7 +1121,7 @@ class ReprTracebackNative(ReprTraceback):
 class ReprEntryNative(TerminalRepr):
     lines: Sequence[str]
 
-    style: ClassVar["_TracebackStyle"] = "native"
+    style: ClassVar[_TracebackStyle] = "native"
 
     def toterminal(self, tw: TerminalWriter) -> None:
         tw.write("".join(self.lines))
@@ -1136,7 +1133,7 @@ class ReprEntry(TerminalRepr):
     reprfuncargs: Optional["ReprFuncArgs"]
     reprlocals: Optional["ReprLocals"]
     reprfileloc: Optional["ReprFileLocation"]
-    style: "_TracebackStyle"
+    style: _TracebackStyle
 
     def _write_entry_lines(self, tw: TerminalWriter) -> None:
         """Write the source code portions of a list of traceback entries with syntax highlighting.

src/_pytest/_code/source.py

@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ def get_statement_startend2(lineno: int, node: ast.AST) -> Tuple[int, Optional[i
     values: List[int] = []
     for x in ast.walk(node):
         if isinstance(x, (ast.stmt, ast.ExceptHandler)):
-            # Before Python 3.8, the lineno of a decorated class or function pointed at the decorator.
+            # The lineno points to the class/def, so need to include the decorators.
-            # Since Python 3.8, the lineno points to the class/def, so need to include the decorators.
             if isinstance(x, (ast.ClassDef, ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
                 for d in x.decorator_list:
                     values.append(d.lineno - 1)

src/_pytest/_io/terminalwriter.py

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
+from typing import final
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import TextIO
 
 from .wcwidth import wcswidth
-from _pytest.compat import final
 
 
 # This code was initially copied from py 1.8.1, file _io/terminalwriter.py.

src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py

@@ -44,17 +44,6 @@ from _pytest.stash import StashKey
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from _pytest.assertion import AssertionState
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    namedExpr = ast.NamedExpr
-    astNameConstant = ast.Constant
-    astStr = ast.Constant
-    astNum = ast.Constant
-else:
-    namedExpr = ast.Expr
-    astNameConstant = ast.NameConstant
-    astStr = ast.Str
-    astNum = ast.Num
-
 
 assertstate_key = StashKey["AssertionState"]()
 
@@ -686,12 +675,9 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
             if (
                 expect_docstring
                 and isinstance(item, ast.Expr)
-                and isinstance(item.value, astStr)
+                and isinstance(item.value, ast.Constant)
             ):
-                if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+                doc = item.value.value
-                    doc = item.value.value
-                else:
-                    doc = item.value.s
                 if self.is_rewrite_disabled(doc):
                     return
                 expect_docstring = False
@@ -823,7 +809,7 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
         current = self.stack.pop()
         if self.stack:
             self.explanation_specifiers = self.stack[-1]
-        keys = [astStr(key) for key in current.keys()]
+        keys = [ast.Constant(key) for key in current.keys()]
         format_dict = ast.Dict(keys, list(current.values()))
         form = ast.BinOp(expl_expr, ast.Mod(), format_dict)
         name = "@py_format" + str(next(self.variable_counter))
@@ -877,16 +863,16 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
         negation = ast.UnaryOp(ast.Not(), top_condition)
 
         if self.enable_assertion_pass_hook:  # Experimental pytest_assertion_pass hook
-            msg = self.pop_format_context(astStr(explanation))
+            msg = self.pop_format_context(ast.Constant(explanation))
 
             # Failed
             if assert_.msg:
                 assertmsg = self.helper("_format_assertmsg", assert_.msg)
                 gluestr = "\n>assert "
             else:
-                assertmsg = astStr("")
+                assertmsg = ast.Constant("")
                 gluestr = "assert "
-            err_explanation = ast.BinOp(astStr(gluestr), ast.Add(), msg)
+            err_explanation = ast.BinOp(ast.Constant(gluestr), ast.Add(), msg)
             err_msg = ast.BinOp(assertmsg, ast.Add(), err_explanation)
             err_name = ast.Name("AssertionError", ast.Load())
             fmt = self.helper("_format_explanation", err_msg)
@@ -902,8 +888,8 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
             hook_call_pass = ast.Expr(
                 self.helper(
                     "_call_assertion_pass",
-                    astNum(assert_.lineno),
+                    ast.Constant(assert_.lineno),
-                    astStr(orig),
+                    ast.Constant(orig),
                     fmt_pass,
                 )
             )
@@ -922,7 +908,7 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
                 variables = [
                     ast.Name(name, ast.Store()) for name in self.format_variables
                 ]
-                clear_format = ast.Assign(variables, astNameConstant(None))
+                clear_format = ast.Assign(variables, ast.Constant(None))
                 self.statements.append(clear_format)
 
         else:  # Original assertion rewriting
@@ -933,9 +919,9 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
                 assertmsg = self.helper("_format_assertmsg", assert_.msg)
                 explanation = "\n>assert " + explanation
             else:
-                assertmsg = astStr("")
+                assertmsg = ast.Constant("")
                 explanation = "assert " + explanation
-            template = ast.BinOp(assertmsg, ast.Add(), astStr(explanation))
+            template = ast.BinOp(assertmsg, ast.Add(), ast.Constant(explanation))
             msg = self.pop_format_context(template)
             fmt = self.helper("_format_explanation", msg)
             err_name = ast.Name("AssertionError", ast.Load())
@@ -947,7 +933,7 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
         # Clear temporary variables by setting them to None.
         if self.variables:
             variables = [ast.Name(name, ast.Store()) for name in self.variables]
-            clear = ast.Assign(variables, astNameConstant(None))
+            clear = ast.Assign(variables, ast.Constant(None))
             self.statements.append(clear)
         # Fix locations (line numbers/column offsets).
         for stmt in self.statements:
@@ -955,26 +941,26 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
                 ast.copy_location(node, assert_)
         return self.statements
 
-    def visit_NamedExpr(self, name: namedExpr) -> Tuple[namedExpr, str]:
+    def visit_NamedExpr(self, name: ast.NamedExpr) -> Tuple[ast.NamedExpr, str]:
         # This method handles the 'walrus operator' repr of the target
         # name if it's a local variable or _should_repr_global_name()
         # thinks it's acceptable.
         locs = ast.Call(self.builtin("locals"), [], [])
         target_id = name.target.id  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-        inlocs = ast.Compare(astStr(target_id), [ast.In()], [locs])
+        inlocs = ast.Compare(ast.Constant(target_id), [ast.In()], [locs])
         dorepr = self.helper("_should_repr_global_name", name)
         test = ast.BoolOp(ast.Or(), [inlocs, dorepr])
-        expr = ast.IfExp(test, self.display(name), astStr(target_id))
+        expr = ast.IfExp(test, self.display(name), ast.Constant(target_id))
         return name, self.explanation_param(expr)
 
     def visit_Name(self, name: ast.Name) -> Tuple[ast.Name, str]:
         # Display the repr of the name if it's a local variable or
         # _should_repr_global_name() thinks it's acceptable.
         locs = ast.Call(self.builtin("locals"), [], [])
-        inlocs = ast.Compare(astStr(name.id), [ast.In()], [locs])
+        inlocs = ast.Compare(ast.Constant(name.id), [ast.In()], [locs])
         dorepr = self.helper("_should_repr_global_name", name)
         test = ast.BoolOp(ast.Or(), [inlocs, dorepr])
-        expr = ast.IfExp(test, self.display(name), astStr(name.id))
+        expr = ast.IfExp(test, self.display(name), ast.Constant(name.id))
         return name, self.explanation_param(expr)
 
     def visit_BoolOp(self, boolop: ast.BoolOp) -> Tuple[ast.Name, str]:
@@ -993,10 +979,10 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
                 # cond is set in a prior loop iteration below
                 self.expl_stmts.append(ast.If(cond, fail_inner, []))  # noqa
                 self.expl_stmts = fail_inner
-                # Check if the left operand is a namedExpr and the value has already been visited
+                # Check if the left operand is a ast.NamedExpr and the value has already been visited
                 if (
                     isinstance(v, ast.Compare)
-                    and isinstance(v.left, namedExpr)
+                    and isinstance(v.left, ast.NamedExpr)
                     and v.left.target.id
                     in [
                         ast_expr.id
@@ -1012,7 +998,7 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
             self.push_format_context()
             res, expl = self.visit(v)
             body.append(ast.Assign([ast.Name(res_var, ast.Store())], res))
-            expl_format = self.pop_format_context(astStr(expl))
+            expl_format = self.pop_format_context(ast.Constant(expl))
             call = ast.Call(app, [expl_format], [])
             self.expl_stmts.append(ast.Expr(call))
             if i < levels:
@@ -1024,7 +1010,7 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
                 self.statements = body = inner
         self.statements = save
         self.expl_stmts = fail_save
-        expl_template = self.helper("_format_boolop", expl_list, astNum(is_or))
+        expl_template = self.helper("_format_boolop", expl_list, ast.Constant(is_or))
         expl = self.pop_format_context(expl_template)
         return ast.Name(res_var, ast.Load()), self.explanation_param(expl)
 
@@ -1098,7 +1084,7 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
             comp.left = self.variables_overwrite[
                 comp.left.id
             ]  # type:ignore[assignment]
-        if isinstance(comp.left, namedExpr):
+        if isinstance(comp.left, ast.NamedExpr):
             self.variables_overwrite[
                 comp.left.target.id
             ] = comp.left  # type:ignore[assignment]
@@ -1114,7 +1100,7 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
         results = [left_res]
         for i, op, next_operand in it:
             if (
-                isinstance(next_operand, namedExpr)
+                isinstance(next_operand, ast.NamedExpr)
                 and isinstance(left_res, ast.Name)
                 and next_operand.target.id == left_res.id
             ):
@@ -1127,9 +1113,9 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
                 next_expl = f"({next_expl})"
             results.append(next_res)
             sym = BINOP_MAP[op.__class__]
-            syms.append(astStr(sym))
+            syms.append(ast.Constant(sym))
             expl = f"{left_expl} {sym} {next_expl}"
-            expls.append(astStr(expl))
+            expls.append(ast.Constant(expl))
             res_expr = ast.Compare(left_res, [op], [next_res])
             self.statements.append(ast.Assign([store_names[i]], res_expr))
             left_res, left_expl = next_res, next_expl
@@ -1173,7 +1159,7 @@ def try_makedirs(cache_dir: Path) -> bool:
 
 def get_cache_dir(file_path: Path) -> Path:
     """Return the cache directory to write .pyc files for the given .py file path."""
-    if sys.version_info >= (3, 8) and sys.pycache_prefix:
+    if sys.pycache_prefix:
         # given:
         #   prefix = '/tmp/pycs'
         #   path = '/home/user/proj/test_app.py'

src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import json
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import List
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ from .pathlib import rm_rf
 from .reports import CollectReport
 from _pytest import nodes
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.config import ExitCode
 from _pytest.config import hookimpl

src/_pytest/capture.py

@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ from types import TracebackType
 from typing import Any
 from typing import AnyStr
 from typing import BinaryIO
+from typing import Final
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import Generic
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import Iterator
 from typing import List
+from typing import Literal
 from typing import NamedTuple
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import TextIO
@@ -24,7 +27,6 @@ from typing import Type
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Union
 
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.config import hookimpl
 from _pytest.config.argparsing import Parser
@@ -35,11 +37,7 @@ from _pytest.nodes import Collector
 from _pytest.nodes import File
 from _pytest.nodes import Item
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
+_CaptureMethod = Literal["fd", "sys", "no", "tee-sys"]
-    from typing_extensions import Final
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-
-    _CaptureMethod = Literal["fd", "sys", "no", "tee-sys"]
 
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser) -> None:
@@ -687,7 +685,7 @@ class MultiCapture(Generic[AnyStr]):
         return CaptureResult(out, err)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
 
-def _get_multicapture(method: "_CaptureMethod") -> MultiCapture[str]:
+def _get_multicapture(method: _CaptureMethod) -> MultiCapture[str]:
     if method == "fd":
         return MultiCapture(in_=FDCapture(0), out=FDCapture(1), err=FDCapture(2))
     elif method == "sys":
@@ -723,7 +721,7 @@ class CaptureManager:
       needed to ensure the fixtures take precedence over the global capture.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, method: "_CaptureMethod") -> None:
+    def __init__(self, method: _CaptureMethod) -> None:
         self._method: Final = method
         self._global_capturing: Optional[MultiCapture[str]] = None
         self._capture_fixture: Optional[CaptureFixture[Any]] = None

src/_pytest/compat.py

@@ -12,26 +12,12 @@ from inspect import signature
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
-from typing import Generic
+from typing import Final
 from typing import NoReturn
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import TypeVar
 
 import py
 
-# fmt: off
-# Workaround for https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/10351.
-# If `overload` is imported from `compat` instead of from `typing`,
-# Sphinx doesn't recognize it as `overload` and the API docs for
-# overloaded functions look good again. But type checkers handle
-# it fine.
-# fmt: on
-if True:
-    from typing import overload as overload
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Final
-
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T")
 _S = TypeVar("_S")
@@ -58,17 +44,6 @@ class NotSetType(enum.Enum):
 NOTSET: Final = NotSetType.token  # noqa: E305
 # fmt: on
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    import importlib.metadata
-
-    importlib_metadata = importlib.metadata
-else:
-    import importlib_metadata as importlib_metadata  # noqa: F401
-
-
-def _format_args(func: Callable[..., Any]) -> str:
-    return str(signature(func))
-
 
 def is_generator(func: object) -> bool:
     genfunc = inspect.isgeneratorfunction(func)
@@ -338,47 +313,6 @@ def safe_isclass(obj: object) -> bool:
         return False
 
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-        from typing import final as final
-    else:
-        from typing_extensions import final as final
-elif sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import final as final
-else:
-
-    def final(f):
-        return f
-
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from functools import cached_property as cached_property
-else:
-
-    class cached_property(Generic[_S, _T]):
-        __slots__ = ("func", "__doc__")
-
-        def __init__(self, func: Callable[[_S], _T]) -> None:
-            self.func = func
-            self.__doc__ = func.__doc__
-
-        @overload
-        def __get__(
-            self, instance: None, owner: type[_S] | None = ...
-        ) -> cached_property[_S, _T]:
-            ...
-
-        @overload
-        def __get__(self, instance: _S, owner: type[_S] | None = ...) -> _T:
-            ...
-
-        def __get__(self, instance, owner=None):
-            if instance is None:
-                return self
-            value = instance.__dict__[self.func.__name__] = self.func(instance)
-            return value
-
-
 def get_user_id() -> int | None:
     """Return the current user id, or None if we cannot get it reliably on the current platform."""
     # win32 does not have a getuid() function.

src/_pytest/config/__init__.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import copy
 import dataclasses
 import enum
 import glob
+import importlib.metadata
 import inspect
 import os
 import re
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import cast
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import IO
 from typing import Iterable
@@ -48,8 +50,6 @@ from .findpaths import determine_setup
 from _pytest._code import ExceptionInfo
 from _pytest._code import filter_traceback
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
-from _pytest.compat import final
-from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 from _pytest.outcomes import fail
 from _pytest.outcomes import Skipped
 from _pytest.pathlib import absolutepath
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ default_plugins = essential_plugins + (
     "logging",
     "reports",
     "python_path",
-    *(["unraisableexception", "threadexception"] if sys.version_info >= (3, 8) else []),
+    "unraisableexception",
+    "threadexception",
     "faulthandler",
 )
 
@@ -1216,7 +1217,7 @@ class Config:
 
         package_files = (
             str(file)
-            for dist in importlib_metadata.distributions()
+            for dist in importlib.metadata.distributions()
             if any(ep.group == "pytest11" for ep in dist.entry_points)
             for file in dist.files or []
         )

src/_pytest/config/argparsing.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import cast
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import List
 from typing import Mapping
 from typing import NoReturn
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Union
 
 import _pytest._io
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.config.exceptions import UsageError
 from _pytest.deprecated import ARGUMENT_PERCENT_DEFAULT
 from _pytest.deprecated import ARGUMENT_TYPE_STR

src/_pytest/config/exceptions.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from _pytest.compat import final
+from typing import final
 
 
 @final

src/_pytest/fixtures.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import cast
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import Generic
 from typing import Iterable
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ from typing import List
 from typing import MutableMapping
 from typing import NoReturn
 from typing import Optional
+from typing import overload
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import Set
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -35,10 +37,8 @@ from _pytest._code import getfslineno
 from _pytest._code.code import FormattedExcinfo
 from _pytest._code.code import TerminalRepr
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
-from _pytest.compat import _format_args
 from _pytest.compat import _PytestWrapper
 from _pytest.compat import assert_never
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.compat import get_real_func
 from _pytest.compat import get_real_method
 from _pytest.compat import getfuncargnames
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ from _pytest.compat import getlocation
 from _pytest.compat import is_generator
 from _pytest.compat import NOTSET
 from _pytest.compat import NotSetType
-from _pytest.compat import overload
 from _pytest.compat import safe_getattr
 from _pytest.config import _PluggyPlugin
 from _pytest.config import Config
@@ -729,8 +728,10 @@ class FixtureRequest:
                 p = bestrelpath(session.path, fs)
             else:
                 p = fs
-            args = _format_args(factory)
+            lines.append(
-            lines.append("%s:%d:  def %s%s" % (p, lineno + 1, factory.__name__, args))
+                "%s:%d:  def %s%s"
+                % (p, lineno + 1, factory.__name__, inspect.signature(factory))
+            )
         return lines
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:

src/_pytest/legacypath.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import dataclasses
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Final
+from typing import final
 from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -11,7 +13,6 @@ from typing import Union
 from iniconfig import SectionWrapper
 
 from _pytest.cacheprovider import Cache
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.compat import LEGACY_PATH
 from _pytest.compat import legacy_path
 from _pytest.config import Config
@@ -32,8 +33,6 @@ from _pytest.terminal import TerminalReporter
 from _pytest.tmpdir import TempPathFactory
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Final
-
     import pexpect
 
 

src/_pytest/logging.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from logging import LogRecord
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import AbstractSet
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import List
 from typing import Mapping
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ from typing import Union
 from _pytest import nodes
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
 from _pytest.capture import CaptureManager
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.config import _strtobool
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.config import create_terminal_writer

src/_pytest/main.py

@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import FrozenSet
 from typing import Iterator
 from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
+from typing import overload
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import Set
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -22,8 +24,6 @@ from typing import Union
 
 import _pytest._code
 from _pytest import nodes
-from _pytest.compat import final
-from _pytest.compat import overload
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.config import directory_arg
 from _pytest.config import ExitCode

src/_pytest/mark/expression.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import ast
 import dataclasses
 import enum
 import re
-import sys
 import types
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import Iterator
@@ -27,12 +26,6 @@ from typing import NoReturn
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Sequence
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    astNameConstant = ast.Constant
-else:
-    astNameConstant = ast.NameConstant
-
-
 __all__ = [
     "Expression",
     "ParseError",
@@ -138,7 +131,7 @@ IDENT_PREFIX = "$"
 
 def expression(s: Scanner) -> ast.Expression:
     if s.accept(TokenType.EOF):
-        ret: ast.expr = astNameConstant(False)
+        ret: ast.expr = ast.Constant(False)
     else:
         ret = expr(s)
         s.accept(TokenType.EOF, reject=True)

src/_pytest/mark/structures.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import warnings
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import Collection
+from typing import final
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import Iterator
 from typing import List
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from typing import Union
 
 from .._code import getfslineno
 from ..compat import ascii_escaped
-from ..compat import final
 from ..compat import NOTSET
 from ..compat import NotSetType
 from _pytest.config import Config

src/_pytest/monkeypatch.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import sys
 import warnings
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from typing import Any
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import List
 from typing import Mapping
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ from typing import Tuple
 from typing import TypeVar
 from typing import Union
 
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.fixtures import fixture
 from _pytest.warning_types import PytestWarning
 

src/_pytest/nodes.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import warnings
+from functools import cached_property
 from inspect import signature
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from _pytest._code import getfslineno
 from _pytest._code.code import ExceptionInfo
 from _pytest._code.code import TerminalRepr
 from _pytest._code.code import Traceback
-from _pytest.compat import cached_property
 from _pytest.compat import LEGACY_PATH
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.config import ConftestImportFailure

src/_pytest/outcomes.py

@@ -7,23 +7,12 @@ from typing import Callable
 from typing import cast
 from typing import NoReturn
 from typing import Optional
+from typing import Protocol
 from typing import Type
 from typing import TypeVar
 
 from _pytest.deprecated import KEYWORD_MSG_ARG
 
-TYPE_CHECKING = False  # Avoid circular import through compat.
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Protocol
-else:
-    # typing.Protocol is only available starting from Python 3.8. It is also
-    # available from typing_extensions, but we don't want a runtime dependency
-    # on that. So use a dummy runtime implementation.
-    from typing import Generic
-
-    Protocol = Generic
-
 
 class OutcomeException(BaseException):
     """OutcomeException and its subclass instances indicate and contain info

src/_pytest/pytester.py

@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import Final
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import IO
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import List
+from typing import Literal
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import overload
 from typing import Sequence
@@ -40,7 +43,6 @@ from iniconfig import SectionWrapper
 from _pytest import timing
 from _pytest._code import Source
 from _pytest.capture import _get_multicapture
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.compat import NOTSET
 from _pytest.compat import NotSetType
 from _pytest.config import _PluggyPlugin
@@ -68,11 +70,7 @@ from _pytest.reports import TestReport
 from _pytest.tmpdir import TempPathFactory
 from _pytest.warning_types import PytestWarning
 
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Final
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-
     import pexpect
 
 

src/_pytest/python.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import Iterator
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import saferepr
 from _pytest.compat import ascii_escaped
 from _pytest.compat import assert_never
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.compat import get_default_arg_names
 from _pytest.compat import get_real_func
 from _pytest.compat import getimfunc

src/_pytest/python_api.py

@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import cast
 from typing import ContextManager
+from typing import final
 from typing import List
 from typing import Mapping
 from typing import Optional
+from typing import overload
 from typing import Pattern
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -20,17 +22,14 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import TypeVar
 from typing import Union
 
+import _pytest._code
+from _pytest.compat import STRING_TYPES
+from _pytest.outcomes import fail
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from numpy import ndarray
 
 
-import _pytest._code
-from _pytest.compat import final
-from _pytest.compat import STRING_TYPES
-from _pytest.compat import overload
-from _pytest.outcomes import fail
-
-
 def _non_numeric_type_error(value, at: Optional[str]) -> TypeError:
     at_str = f" at {at}" if at else ""
     return TypeError(

src/_pytest/recwarn.py

@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ from pprint import pformat
 from types import TracebackType
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import Iterator
 from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
+from typing import overload
 from typing import Pattern
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Type
 from typing import TypeVar
 from typing import Union
 
-from _pytest.compat import final
-from _pytest.compat import overload
 from _pytest.deprecated import check_ispytest
 from _pytest.deprecated import WARNS_NONE_ARG
 from _pytest.fixtures import fixture

src/_pytest/reports.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from pprint import pprint
 from typing import Any
 from typing import cast
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Iterable
 from typing import Iterator
 from typing import List
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ from _pytest._code.code import ReprLocals
 from _pytest._code.code import ReprTraceback
 from _pytest._code.code import TerminalRepr
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.nodes import Collector
 from _pytest.nodes import Item

src/_pytest/runner.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import sys
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import cast
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generic
 from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from _pytest import timing
 from _pytest._code.code import ExceptionChainRepr
 from _pytest._code.code import ExceptionInfo
 from _pytest._code.code import TerminalRepr
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.config.argparsing import Parser
 from _pytest.deprecated import check_ispytest
 from _pytest.nodes import Collector

src/_pytest/terminal.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from typing import Callable
 from typing import cast
 from typing import ClassVar
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
 from typing import List
 from typing import Mapping
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ from _pytest._code.code import ExceptionRepr
 from _pytest._io import TerminalWriter
 from _pytest._io.wcwidth import wcswidth
 from _pytest.assertion.util import running_on_ci
-from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.config import _PluggyPlugin
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.config import ExitCode

src/_pytest/tmpdir.py

@@ -7,38 +7,32 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import rmtree
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Dict
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generator
+from typing import Literal
 from typing import Optional
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Union
 
-from _pytest.nodes import Item
+from .pathlib import cleanup_dead_symlinks
-from _pytest.reports import CollectReport
-from _pytest.stash import StashKey
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-
-    RetentionType = Literal["all", "failed", "none"]
-
-
-from _pytest.config.argparsing import Parser
-
 from .pathlib import LOCK_TIMEOUT
 from .pathlib import make_numbered_dir
 from .pathlib import make_numbered_dir_with_cleanup
 from .pathlib import rm_rf
-from .pathlib import cleanup_dead_symlinks
+from _pytest.compat import get_user_id
-from _pytest.compat import final, get_user_id
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.config import ExitCode
 from _pytest.config import hookimpl
+from _pytest.config.argparsing import Parser
 from _pytest.deprecated import check_ispytest
 from _pytest.fixtures import fixture
 from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureRequest
 from _pytest.monkeypatch import MonkeyPatch
+from _pytest.nodes import Item
+from _pytest.reports import CollectReport
+from _pytest.stash import StashKey
 
 tmppath_result_key = StashKey[Dict[str, bool]]()
+RetentionType = Literal["all", "failed", "none"]
 
 
 @final

src/_pytest/warning_types.py

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import inspect
 import warnings
 from types import FunctionType
 from typing import Any
+from typing import final
 from typing import Generic
 from typing import Type
 from typing import TypeVar
 
-from _pytest.compat import final
-
 
 class PytestWarning(UserWarning):
     """Base class for all warnings emitted by pytest."""

testing/acceptance_test.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import dataclasses
+import importlib.metadata
 import os
 import sys
 import types
 
 import pytest
-from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
 from _pytest.config import ExitCode
 from _pytest.pathlib import symlink_or_skip
 from _pytest.pytester import Pytester
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class TestGeneralUsage:
         def my_dists():
             return (DummyDist(entry_points),)
 
-        monkeypatch.setattr(importlib_metadata, "distributions", my_dists)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(importlib.metadata, "distributions", my_dists)
         params = ("-p", "mycov") if load_cov_early else ()
         pytester.runpytest_inprocess(*params)
         if load_cov_early:

testing/code/test_source.py

@@ -439,14 +439,9 @@ comment 4
 '''
     for line in range(2, 6):
         assert str(getstatement(line, source)) == "    x = 1"
-    if sys.version_info >= (3, 8) or hasattr(sys, "pypy_version_info"):
+    for line in range(6, 8):
-        tqs_start = 8
-    else:
-        tqs_start = 10
-        assert str(getstatement(10, source)) == '"""'
-    for line in range(6, tqs_start):
         assert str(getstatement(line, source)) == "    assert False"
-    for line in range(tqs_start, 10):
+    for line in range(8, 10):
         assert str(getstatement(line, source)) == '"""\ncomment 4\n"""'
 
 

testing/python/metafunc.py

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from hypothesis import strategies
 import pytest
 from _pytest import fixtures
 from _pytest import python
-from _pytest.compat import _format_args
 from _pytest.compat import getfuncargnames
 from _pytest.compat import NOTSET
 from _pytest.outcomes import fail
@@ -1036,27 +1035,6 @@ class TestMetafunc:
         """
         )
 
-    def test_format_args(self) -> None:
-        def function1():
-            pass
-
-        assert _format_args(function1) == "()"
-
-        def function2(arg1):
-            pass
-
-        assert _format_args(function2) == "(arg1)"
-
-        def function3(arg1, arg2="qwe"):
-            pass
-
-        assert _format_args(function3) == "(arg1, arg2='qwe')"
-
-        def function4(arg1, *args, **kwargs):
-            pass
-
-        assert _format_args(function4) == "(arg1, *args, **kwargs)"
-
 
 class TestMetafuncFunctional:
     def test_attributes(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:

testing/test_assertion.py

@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ class TestImportHookInstallation:
                 return check
             """,
             "mainwrapper.py": """\
+            import importlib.metadata
             import pytest
-            from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
 
             class DummyEntryPoint(object):
                 name = 'spam'
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class TestImportHookInstallation:
             def distributions():
                 return (DummyDistInfo(),)
 
-            importlib_metadata.distributions = distributions
+            importlib.metadata.distributions = distributions
             pytest.main()
             """,
             "test_foo.py": """\

testing/test_assertrewrite.py

@@ -131,9 +131,8 @@ class TestAssertionRewrite:
             for n in [node, *ast.iter_child_nodes(node)]:
                 assert n.lineno == 3
                 assert n.col_offset == 0
-                if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+                assert n.end_lineno == 6
-                    assert n.end_lineno == 6
+                assert n.end_col_offset == 3
-                    assert n.end_col_offset == 3
 
     def test_dont_rewrite(self) -> None:
         s = """'PYTEST_DONT_REWRITE'\nassert 14"""
@@ -1270,9 +1269,6 @@ class TestIssue2121:
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*E*assert (1 + 1) == 3"])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="walrus operator not available in py<38"
-)
 class TestIssue10743:
     def test_assertion_walrus_operator(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         pytester.makepyfile(
@@ -1441,9 +1437,6 @@ class TestIssue10743:
         assert result.ret == 0
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="walrus operator not available in py<38"
-)
 class TestIssue11028:
     def test_assertion_walrus_operator_in_operand(self, pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         pytester.makepyfile(
@@ -1957,16 +1950,10 @@ class TestPyCacheDir:
     )
     def test_get_cache_dir(self, monkeypatch, prefix, source, expected) -> None:
         monkeypatch.delenv("PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX", raising=False)
-
-        if prefix is not None and sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-            pytest.skip("pycache_prefix not available in py<38")
         monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "pycache_prefix", prefix, raising=False)
 
         assert get_cache_dir(Path(source)) == Path(expected)
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(
-        sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="pycache_prefix not available in py<38"
-    )
     @pytest.mark.skipif(
         sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 9) and sys.platform.startswith("win"),
         reason="#9298",

testing/test_compat.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import enum
 import sys
+from functools import cached_property
 from functools import partial
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ from typing import Union
 import pytest
 from _pytest.compat import _PytestWrapper
 from _pytest.compat import assert_never
-from _pytest.compat import cached_property
 from _pytest.compat import get_real_func
 from _pytest.compat import is_generator
 from _pytest.compat import safe_getattr

testing/test_config.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import dataclasses
+import importlib.metadata
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ from typing import Union
 
 import _pytest._code
 import pytest
-from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
 from _pytest.config import _get_plugin_specs_as_list
 from _pytest.config import _iter_rewritable_modules
 from _pytest.config import _strtobool
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ class TestParseIni:
         pytester.makepyfile(myplugin1_module="# my plugin module")
         pytester.syspathinsert()
 
-        monkeypatch.setattr(importlib_metadata, "distributions", my_dists)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(importlib.metadata, "distributions", my_dists)
         monkeypatch.delenv("PYTEST_DISABLE_PLUGIN_AUTOLOAD", raising=False)
 
         pytester.makeini(ini_file_text)
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ def test_preparse_ordering_with_setuptools(
     def my_dists():
         return (Dist,)
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib_metadata, "distributions", my_dists)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib.metadata, "distributions", my_dists)
     pytester.makeconftest(
         """
         pytest_plugins = "mytestplugin",
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ def test_setuptools_importerror_issue1479(
     def distributions():
         return (Distribution(),)
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib_metadata, "distributions", distributions)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib.metadata, "distributions", distributions)
     with pytest.raises(ImportError):
         pytester.parseconfig()
 
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ def test_importlib_metadata_broken_distribution(
     def distributions():
         return (Distribution(),)
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib_metadata, "distributions", distributions)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib.metadata, "distributions", distributions)
     pytester.parseconfig()
 
 
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ def test_plugin_preparse_prevents_setuptools_loading(
     def distributions():
         return (Distribution(),)
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib_metadata, "distributions", distributions)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib.metadata, "distributions", distributions)
     args = ("-p", "no:mytestplugin") if block_it else ()
     config = pytester.parseconfig(*args)
     config.pluginmanager.import_plugin("mytestplugin")
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ def test_disable_plugin_autoload(
         return (Distribution(),)
 
     monkeypatch.setenv("PYTEST_DISABLE_PLUGIN_AUTOLOAD", "1")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib_metadata, "distributions", distributions)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(importlib.metadata, "distributions", distributions)
     monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "mytestplugin", PseudoPlugin())  # type: ignore[misc]
     config = pytester.parseconfig(*parse_args)
     has_loaded = config.pluginmanager.get_plugin("mytestplugin") is not None

testing/test_entry_points.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from _pytest.compat import importlib_metadata
+import importlib.metadata
 
 
 def test_pytest_entry_points_are_identical():
-    dist = importlib_metadata.distribution("pytest")
+    dist = importlib.metadata.distribution("pytest")
     entry_map = {ep.name: ep for ep in dist.entry_points}
     assert entry_map["pytest"].value == entry_map["py.test"].value

testing/test_skipping.py

@@ -1142,12 +1142,10 @@ def test_errors_in_xfail_skip_expressions(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     """
     )
     result = pytester.runpytest()
-    markline = "                ^"
+    markline = "            ^"
     pypy_version_info = getattr(sys, "pypy_version_info", None)
     if pypy_version_info is not None and pypy_version_info < (6,):
-        markline = markline[5:]
+        markline = markline[1:]
-    elif sys.version_info >= (3, 8) or hasattr(sys, "pypy_version_info"):
-        markline = markline[4:]
 
     if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10):
         expected = [

testing/test_threadexception.py

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 from _pytest.pytester import Pytester
 
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-    pytest.skip("threadexception plugin needs Python>=3.8", allow_module_level=True)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("default::pytest.PytestUnhandledThreadExceptionWarning")
 def test_unhandled_thread_exception(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     pytester.makepyfile(

testing/test_unittest.py

@@ -1354,9 +1354,6 @@ def test_plain_unittest_does_not_support_async(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(expected_lines)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="Feature introduced in Python 3.8"
-)
 def test_do_class_cleanups_on_success(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     testpath = pytester.makepyfile(
         """
@@ -1382,9 +1379,6 @@ def test_do_class_cleanups_on_success(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     assert passed == 3
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="Feature introduced in Python 3.8"
-)
 def test_do_class_cleanups_on_setupclass_failure(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     testpath = pytester.makepyfile(
         """
@@ -1409,9 +1403,6 @@ def test_do_class_cleanups_on_setupclass_failure(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     assert passed == 1
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="Feature introduced in Python 3.8"
-)
 def test_do_class_cleanups_on_teardownclass_failure(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     testpath = pytester.makepyfile(
         """

testing/test_unraisableexception.py

@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ import sys
 import pytest
 from _pytest.pytester import Pytester
 
-
+PYPY = hasattr(sys, "pypy_version_info")
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-    pytest.skip("unraisableexception plugin needs Python>=3.8", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(PYPY, reason="garbage-collection differences make this flaky")
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("default::pytest.PytestUnraisableExceptionWarning")
 def test_unraisable(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     pytester.makepyfile(
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ def test_unraisable(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(PYPY, reason="garbage-collection differences make this flaky")
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("default::pytest.PytestUnraisableExceptionWarning")
 def test_unraisable_in_setup(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     pytester.makepyfile(
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def test_unraisable_in_setup(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(PYPY, reason="garbage-collection differences make this flaky")
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("default::pytest.PytestUnraisableExceptionWarning")
 def test_unraisable_in_teardown(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     pytester.makepyfile(
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ def test_unraisable_in_teardown(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("error::pytest.PytestUnraisableExceptionWarning")
 def test_unraisable_warning_error(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     pytester.makepyfile(
-        test_it="""
+        test_it=f"""
         class BrokenDel:
             def __del__(self) -> None:
                 raise ValueError("del is broken")
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ def test_unraisable_warning_error(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
         def test_it() -> None:
             obj = BrokenDel()
             del obj
+            {"import gc; gc.collect()" * PYPY}
 
         def test_2(): pass
         """

tox.ini

@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ minversion = 3.20.0
 distshare = {homedir}/.tox/distshare
 envlist =
     linting
-    py37
     py38
     py39
     py310
     py311
     py312
     pypy3
-    py37-{pexpect,xdist,unittestextras,numpy,pluggymain,pylib}
+    py38-{pexpect,xdist,unittestextras,numpy,pluggymain,pylib}
     doctesting
     plugins
-    py37-freeze
+    py38-freeze
     docs
     docs-checklinks
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ setenv =
     PYTHONWARNDEFAULTENCODING=1
 
     # Configuration to run with coverage similar to CI, e.g.
-    # "tox -e py37-coverage".
+    # "tox -e py38-coverage".
     coverage: _PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN=coverage run -m
     coverage: _PYTEST_TOX_EXTRA_DEP=coverage-enable-subprocess
     coverage: COVERAGE_FILE={toxinidir}/.coverage
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ commands =
     pytest pytest_twisted_integration.py
     pytest simple_integration.py --force-sugar --flakes
 
-[testenv:py37-freeze]
+[testenv:py38-freeze]
 changedir = testing/freeze
 deps =
     pyinstaller