End support for EOL python 3.5

Remove from CI and test configuration, setup.py, and tox.

Author: clbarnes

.travis.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ services:
 
 matrix:
   include:
-    - python: 3.5
     - python: 3.6
       env: BUILD_DOCS='true'
     - python: 3.7

appveyor.yml

@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ environment:
 
   matrix:
 
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python35-x64"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.5"
-
     - PYTHON: "C:\\Python36-x64"
       PYTHON_VERSION: "3.6"
 

docs/release.rst

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Release notes
 Next release
 ------------
 
-* Fix minor bug in `N5Store`. 
+* Fix minor bug in `N5Store`.
   By :user:`gsakkis`, :issue:`550`.
 
 * Improve error message in Jupyter when trying to use the ``ipytree`` widget
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ Next release
 * Explicitly close stores during testing.
   By :user:`Elliott Sales de Andrade <QuLogic>`; :issue:`442`
 
-* Improve consistency of terminology regarding arrays and datasets in the 
+* Improve consistency of terminology regarding arrays and datasets in the
   documentation.
   By :user:`Josh Moore <joshmoore>`; :issue:`571`.
 
+* End Python 3.5 support.
+  By :user:`Chris Barnes <clbarnes>`; :issue:`602`.
+
 
 .. _release_2.4.0:
 

setup.py

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import sys
-
 from setuptools import setup
 
 DESCRIPTION = 'An implementation of chunked, compressed, ' \
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@
             'ipytree',
         ],
     },
-    python_requires='>=3.5',
+    python_requires='>=3.6, <4',
     install_requires=dependencies,
     package_dir={'': '.'},
     packages=['zarr', 'zarr.tests'],
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
         'Operating System :: Unix',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',

tox.ini

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # and then run "tox" from this directory.
 
 [tox]
-envlist = py35, py36, py37-npy{115,116,latest}, py38, docs
+envlist = py36, py37-npy{115,116,latest}, py38, docs
 
 [testenv]
 install_command = pip install --no-binary=numcodecs {opts} {packages}