Drop Python 2 support (#2548)

Author: gaborbernat

.github/workflows/check.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           - pypy-3.8
           - pypy-3.7
         os:
-          - ubuntu-20.04
+          - ubuntu-22.04
           - macos-12
           - windows-2022
         include:
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Use local virtualenv for tox
         run: python -m pip install .
-      - name: Install Python 2 for cross test
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: "2.7"
       - name: Setup brew python for test ${{ matrix.py }}
         if: startsWith(matrix.py,'brew@')
         run: |

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: pyupgrade
         args: ["--py37-plus"]
-        exclude: "^(src/virtualenv/create/via_global_ref/_virtualenv.py|src/virtualenv/create/via_global_ref/builtin/python2/site.py|src/virtualenv/discovery/py_info.py|tasks/__main__zipapp.py)$"
-  - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v2.38.4
-    hooks:
-      - id: pyupgrade
-        files: "^(src/virtualenv/create/via_global_ref/_virtualenv.py|src/virtualenv/create/via_global_ref/builtin/python2/site.py|src/virtualenv/discovery/py_info.py|tasks/__main__zipapp.py)$"
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
     rev: 5.12.0
     hooks:

docs/changelog/2496.docs.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Drop support for creating Python <3.6 (including 2) interpreters. Removed pip of ``20.3.4``, ``21.3.1``; wheel of
+``0.37.1``; setuptools of ``59.6.0``, ``44.1.1``, ``50.3.2``- by :user:`gaborbernat`.

docs/changelog/2548.feature.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from datetime import date, datetime

docs/conf.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from argparse import SUPPRESS
 from collections import namedtuple
 from contextlib import contextmanager

docs/render_cli.py

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ dynamic = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "distlib<1,>=0.3.6",
-  "filelock<4,>=3.4.1",
-  'importlib-metadata>=4.8.3; python_version < "3.8"',
-  "platformdirs<4,>=2.4",
+  "filelock<4,>=3.11",
+  'importlib-metadata>=6.4.1; python_version < "3.8"',
+  "platformdirs<4,>=3.2",
 ]
 optional-dependencies.docs = [
   "furo>=2023.3.27",
@@ -76,15 +76,9 @@ nushell = "virtualenv.activation.nushell:NushellActivator"
 powershell = "virtualenv.activation.powershell:PowerShellActivator"
 python = "virtualenv.activation.python:PythonActivator"
 [project.entry-points."virtualenv.create"]
-cpython2-mac-arm-framework = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.cpython.mac_os:CPython2macOsArmFramework"
-cpython2-mac-framework = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.cpython.mac_os:CPython2macOsFramework"
-cpython2-posix = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.cpython.cpython2:CPython2Posix"
-cpython2-win = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.cpython.cpython2:CPython2Windows"
 cpython3-mac-framework = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.cpython.mac_os:CPython3macOsFramework"
 cpython3-posix = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.cpython.cpython3:CPython3Posix"
 cpython3-win = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.cpython.cpython3:CPython3Windows"
-pypy2-posix = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.pypy.pypy2:PyPy2Posix"
-pypy2-win = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.pypy.pypy2:Pypy2Windows"
 pypy3-posix = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.pypy.pypy3:PyPy3Posix"
 pypy3-win = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.builtin.pypy.pypy3:Pypy3Windows"
 venv = "virtualenv.create.via_global_ref.venv:Venv"
@@ -105,6 +99,7 @@ line-length = 120
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"
 known_first_party = ["virtualenv"]
+add_imports = ["from __future__ import annotations"]
 
 [tool.flake8]
 max-complexity = 22

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from .run import cli_run, session_via_cli
 from .version import __version__
 

src/virtualenv/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import logging
 import os
 import sys

src/virtualenv/__main__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from .bash import BashActivator
 from .batch import BatchActivator
 from .cshell import CShellActivator