MAINT: drop Python 3.7 support

.github/workflows/github-ci.yaml

@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13-dev"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13-dev"]
         use-crypto-lib: ["cryptography"]
         include:
-          - python-version: "3.7"
+          - python-version: "3.8"
             use-crypto-lib: "pycryptodome"
-          - python-version: "3.7"
+          - python-version: "3.8"
             use-crypto-lib: "none"
     steps:
     - name: Update APT packages
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         key: cache-downloaded-files
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      if: matrix.python-version == '3.7' || matrix.python-version == '3.8' || matrix.python-version == '3.9' || matrix.python-version == '3.10'
+      if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' || matrix.python-version == '3.9' || matrix.python-version == '3.10'
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip'
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install requirements (Python 3)
       run: |
         pip install -r requirements/ci.txt
-      if: matrix.python-version == '3.7' || matrix.python-version == '3.8' || matrix.python-version == '3.9' || matrix.python-version == '3.10'
+      if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' || matrix.python-version == '3.9' || matrix.python-version == '3.10'
     - name: Install requirements (Python 3.11+)
       run: |
         pip install -r requirements/ci-3.11.txt
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Number of Downloaded Files
         run: |
           downloaded_files_count=$(find \.coverage* -type f | wc -l)
-          if [ $downloaded_files_count -eq 9 ]; then
-            echo "The expected number of files (9) were downloaded."
+          if [ $downloaded_files_count -eq 8 ]; then
+            echo "The expected number of files (8) were downloaded."
           else
             echo "ERROR: Expected 8 files, but found $downloaded_files_count files."
             exit 1

pypdf/_page.py

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 import math
-import sys
 from decimal import Decimal
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import (
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@
     Iterable,
     Iterator,
     List,
+    Literal,
     Optional,
     Sequence,
     Set,
@@ -85,12 +85,6 @@
     StreamObject,
 )
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-
-
 MERGE_CROP_BOX = "cropbox"  # pypdf<=3.4.0 used 'trimbox'
 
 

pypdf/_protocols.py

@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import IO, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
-
-try:
-    # Python 3.8+: https://peps.python.org/pep-0586
-    from typing import Protocol
-except ImportError:
-    from typing_extensions import Protocol  # type: ignore[assignment]
+from typing import IO, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Protocol, Tuple, Union
 
 from ._utils import StrByteType, StreamType
 

pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py

@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
 """Extract PDF text preserving the layout of the source PDF"""
 
-import sys
 from itertools import groupby
 from math import ceil
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple, TypedDict
 
 from ..._utils import logger_warning
 from .. import LAYOUT_NEW_BT_GROUP_SPACE_WIDTHS
 from ._font import Font
 from ._text_state_manager import TextStateManager
 from ._text_state_params import TextStateParams
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal, TypedDict
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal, TypedDict
-
 
 class BTGroup(TypedDict):
     """

pypdf/_xobj_image_helpers.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import sys
 from io import BytesIO
-from typing import Any, List, Tuple, Union, cast
+from typing import Any, List, Literal, Tuple, Union, cast
 
 from ._utils import check_if_whitespace_only, logger_warning
 from .constants import ColorSpaces
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@
     NullObject,
 )
 
-if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 8):
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    # PEP 586 introduced typing.Literal with Python 3.8
-    # For older Python versions, the backport typing_extensions is necessary:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
-
 if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10):
     from typing import TypeAlias
 else:
@@ -150,7 +143,9 @@ def _extended_image_frombytes(
         nb_pix = size[0] * size[1]
         data_length = len(data)
         if data_length == 0:
-            raise EmptyImageDataError("Data is 0 bytes, cannot process an image from empty data.") from exc
+            raise EmptyImageDataError(
+                "Data is 0 bytes, cannot process an image from empty data."
+            ) from exc
         if data_length % nb_pix != 0:
             raise exc
         k = nb_pix * len(mode) / data_length

pypdf/types.py

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 """Helpers for working with PDF types."""
 
 import sys
-from typing import List, Union
-
-if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 8):
-    # Python 3.8+: https://peps.python.org/pep-0586
-    from typing import Literal
-else:
-    from typing_extensions import Literal
+from typing import List, Literal, Union
 
 if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 10):
     # Python 3.10+: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0484