Pip install feast pulls in latest external dependencies that drop python 3.7 support

[shihgianlee]

Expected Behavior

pip install feast[gcp]==0.17.0 should install feast successfully

Current Behavior

pip install feast[gcp]==0.17.0 failed to install when the external libraries it depends on don't support python 3.7.

Steps to reproduce

Reproduce using Conda:

> conda create --name feast-test python=3.7
> pip install feast[gcp]==0.17.0

I used Conda 4.8.5 on my local MacOS 12.1

Reproduce using Dockerfile:

FROM debian:10

RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get upgrade -y
RUN apt-get install python3 python3-venv python3-pip git curl jq libpq-dev -y

RUN pip3 install feast[gcp]==0.17.0

[adchia]

is this still an issue?

Not sure what the exact issue was here, but I can repro a pyarrow issue that is only specific to if you don't have wheel installed.

[shihgianlee]

The issue was feast[gcp]==0.17.0 doesn't support python 3.7 due to unpinned external dependencies. This is not an issue for me anymore after I pinned the numpy version (if I remember correctly) that supports python 3.7. The Feast test passed with python 3.7 support. @woop suggested me to open an issue.

[achals]

Following https://numpy.org/devdocs/release/1.22.0-notes.html, we're planning on dropping support for python 3.7 in Feast as well. #2934