[BLD] Update requires-python metadata to Python 3.7 #630
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Types of changes
requires-pythonmetadata throughsetuptools'spython_requiresto reflect that only Python 3.7+ is distributed on PyPI and only Python 3.8+ is tested in CI and so Python 3.6 is not supported.requires-pythonis to provide guards to keep older CPython versions from installing releases that could contain unrunnable code.Motivation and context / Related issue
Why is this change required? What problem does it solve?
The build metadata is incorrect and should be updated before a wheel for NumPy 2.0 is released (c.f. PR #629).
How has this been tested (if it applies)
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