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Docs: adjusting EOL Python version testing remarks #3417

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Docs: tox requires Python 3.9+ to run
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions docs/faq.rst
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Expand Up @@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ Just make sure you switch the user to ``root`` when needed and switch back to ``
USER tox


.. _eol-version-support:

Testing end-of-life Python versions
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In case you need to do this for many repositories, we recommend to use
`all-repos <https://github.com/asottile/all-repos>`_.

Support for Python 3.7 was dropped in `virtualenv 20.27.0 <https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/changelog.html#v20-27-0-2024-10-17>`_.
In order to test against Python 3.7, you can limit the version with ``requires = virtualenv<20.27.0`` instead.


Testing with Pytest
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion docs/user_guide.rst
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Expand Up @@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ Main features

* ``plugin system`` to modify tox execution with simple hooks.
* uses :pypi:`pip` and :pypi:`virtualenv` by default. Support for plugins replacing it with their own.
* **cross-Python compatible**: tox requires CPython 3.7 and higher, but it can create environments 2.7 or later
* **cross-Python compatible**: tox requires CPython 3.9 and higher, but it can create environments 2.7 or later.
Special configuration might be required: :ref:`eol-version-support`.
* **cross-platform**: Windows, macOS and Unix style environments
* **full interoperability with devpi**: is integrated with and is used for testing in the :pypi:`devpi` system, a
versatile PyPI index server and release managing tool
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