python: support Python 3.9 and onwards

Author: Wenzel

python/build-wheels.sh

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ export BINDGEN_EXTRA_CLANG_ARGS="-I/opt/rh/devtoolset-10/root/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64
 # map libmicrovmi root dir to /io
 cd /io/python
 
-# note: removed 3.5
-for PYBIN in /opt/python/cp{36,37,38,39}*/bin; do
+for PYBIN in /opt/python/cp{39,310,311,312}*/bin; do
     "${PYBIN}/pip" install -r requirements.txt
     "${PYBIN}/python" setup.py bdist_wheel $@
 done

python/requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 setuptools-rust==1.1.2
-setuptools==59.6.0
+setuptools==75.8.2 
 wheel
 toml==0.10.2

python/setup.py

@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
     # rust extensions are not zip safe, just like C-extensions.
     zip_safe=False,
     classifiers=[
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)",
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires='>=3.9',
 )