Transition to Python 3.8 (#557)

* Python 3.8

* Update requirements.txt

* use tag for python3.8 ayab fork

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Co-authored-by: dl1com <1631996+dl1com@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build-multi-os.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.6]
+        python-version: [3.8]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.6]
+        python-version: [3.8]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.6]
+        python-version: [3.8]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.6]
+        python-version: [3.8]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repo into AppDir
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "tag=$(git describe --tags)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "python=python${{matrix.python-version}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "manifest=$(cat src/main/resources/base/ayab/firmware/manifest.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "python-appimage=python${{matrix.python-version}}.15-cp36-cp36m-manylinux2014_x86_64.AppImage" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "python-appimage=python${{matrix.python-version}}.17-cp38-cp38-manylinux2014_x86_64.AppImage" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:

.github/workflows/python_tests.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.6]
+        python-version: [3.8]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ build:osx:
     when: always
     paths:
     - dist/release/
-  script: 
+  script:
   - mac-build/build.sh
   after_script:
   - ls -lisa dist/release
   only:
     - tags
 
 build:linux:
-  image: python:3.6
+  image: python:3.8
   tags:
     - linux
     - docker

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ For information on how to install the release version of the software, see
 
 ## Running from Source & Development
 
-The AYAB desktop software runs using Python 3.6. This is not the current
+The AYAB desktop software runs using Python 3.8. This is not the current
 version of Python, so it is recommended to install the software to a
 virtual environment. Miniconda provides a virtual environment that is
 platform-independent and easy to use: download the lastest version from
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ To install the development version you can checkout the git repository.
 
 Create a virtual environment for AYAB:
 
-    conda create --name ayab -c conda-forge python=3.6 pip
+    conda create --name ayab -c conda-forge python=3.8 pip
 
 Now activate the virtual environment. The command prompt should now display
 `(ayab)` at the beginning of each line.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Now you can download the git repository with:
 
 Next, create a virtual environment for AYAB:
 
-    conda create --name ayab -c conda-forge python=3.6 pip
+    conda create --name ayab -c conda-forge python=3.8 pip
 
 Activate the virtual environment. The command prompt should now display
 `(ayab)` at the beginning of each line.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Now start AYAB with:
 
 *If on Apple Silicon (M1 & M2 chips)*
 
-* You will need to install the virtual environment using the x86_64 versions of packages due to the requirement of Python 3.6 (which has no build in Conda due to it predating Apple silicon). In order to do this, you need to set the terminal to fetch packages built for x86_64 architectures rather than the native arm64. In Applications, go to the Utilities folder and right click on the Terminal app, and choosing `Get Info`. Select the `Open using Rosetta` checkbox and close the window. Check that the change has taken place by opening the terminal and entering the command `arch`. This should return `i386` if everything went correctly.
+* You will need to install the virtual environment using the x86_64 versions of packages due to the requirement of Python 3.8 (which has no build in Conda due to it predating Apple silicon). In order to do this, you need to set the terminal to fetch packages built for x86_64 architectures rather than the native arm64. In Applications, go to the Utilities folder and right click on the Terminal app, and choosing `Get Info`. Select the `Open using Rosetta` checkbox and close the window. Check that the change has taken place by opening the terminal and entering the command `arch`. This should return `i386` if everything went correctly.
 * Installing both native and rosetta versions of packages can cause conflicts. You can remove conflicting packages from homebrew by specifying architecture and using the remove command: `arch=arm64 brew remove xyz`.
 
 You can install Git using Homebrew:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Next download the git repository:
 
 Create a virtual environment for AYAB:
 
-    conda create --name ayab -c conda-forge python=3.6 pip
+    conda create --name ayab -c conda-forge python=3.8 pip
 
 Now activate the virtual environment. The command prompt should now display
 `(ayab)` at the beginning of each line.

linux-build/appimage/AppRun

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ export TK_LIBRARY="${APPDIR}/usr/share/tcltk/tk8.5"
 export TKPATH="${TK_LIBRARY}"
 
 cd $APPDIR
-opt/python3.6/bin/fbs run
+opt/python3.8/bin/fbs run

requirements.txt

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-fbs~=1.2
-PyInstaller~=3.4
-pyqt5==5.9.2
+fbs @ git+https://github.com/AllYarnsAreBeautiful/fbs@1.2.1-py38
 Pillow==7.1.2
 pyserial~=3.4
 sliplib==0.4.0
 pytest==5.4.1
 mock==3.0.5
 bitarray-hardbyte==1.1.0
-simpleaudio==1.0.2
+simpleaudio==1.0.4
 wave==0.0.2
 numpy
 requests