Prepare for 4.2

.github/workflows/ci_cron_monthly.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test on ${{ matrix.arch }}
     # Don't run on forks of the repository.
     if: (github.repository == 'mhvk/baseband' && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Extra CI')))
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       apt_packages: git python3-astropy python3-pip
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           - arch: ppc64le
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v2
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
           distro: ubuntu_latest
-          # Speeds up builds by storing container images in a GitHub package registry.
-          githubToken: ${{ github.token }}
           shell: /bin/bash
           install: |
             apt-get update -q -y
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       apt_packages: git python3-astropy python3-pip
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Install system dependencies
@@ -84,10 +82,10 @@ jobs:
          - os: macos-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: 3.x
     - name: Install Python dependencies

.github/workflows/ci_workflows.yml

@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ jobs:
         include:
 
           - name: Test basics and coverage
-            python: "3.10"
-            toxenv: py310-test-cov
+            python: "3.12"
+            toxenv: py312-test-cov
 
           - name: Code style checks
             python: "3.x"
             toxenv: codestyle
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
     - name: Install Python dependencies
@@ -48,27 +48,27 @@ jobs:
 
           # doc build done on readthedocs.
           # - name: Documentation build
-          #   python: 3.8
+          #   python: 3.x
           #   toxenv: build_docs
           #   apt_packages: graphviz
 
           - name: Test oldest supported version
-            python: "3.8"
-            toxenv: py38-test-oldestdeps
+            python: "3.10"
+            toxenv: py310-test-oldestdeps
 
           - name: Windows
             os: windows-latest
             python: "3.12"
             toxenv: py312-test
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Install system dependencies
       if: matrix.apt_packages
       run: sudo apt-get install ${{ matrix.apt_packages }}
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
     - name: Install Python dependencies

CHANGES.rst

@@ -1,24 +1,8 @@
-4.2 (unreleased)
+4.2 (2024-07-17)
 ================
 
-- The minimum versions required by baseband are now python 3.8, astropy 5.0,
-  and numpy 1.18.
-
-New Features
-------------
-
-API Changes
------------
-
-Bug Fixes
----------
-
-Other Changes and Additions
----------------------------
-
-
-4.1.4 (2024-07-17)
-==================
+- The minimum versions required by baseband are now python 3.10, astropy 5.1,
+  and numpy 1.24.
 
 Bug Fixes
 ---------

baseband/__init__.py

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Define minima for the documentation, but do not bother to explicitly check.
-__minimum_python_version__ = '3.8'
-__minimum_astropy_version__ = '5.0'
-__minimum_numpy_version__ = '1.18'
+__minimum_python_version__ = '3.10'
+__minimum_astropy_version__ = '5.1'
+__minimum_numpy_version__ = '1.24'
 
 from .io import file_info, open  # noqa

setup.cfg

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ github_project = mhvk/baseband
 [options]
 zip_safe = False
 packages = find:
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.10
 setup_requires = setuptools_scm
 install_requires =
-    astropy>=5.0
+    astropy>=5.1
 
 [options.entry_points]
 baseband.io =

tox.ini

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py{38,39,310,311}-test{,-alldeps,-oldestdeps,-devdeps,-cov}
+    py{310,311,312}-test{,-alldeps,-oldestdeps,-devdeps,-cov}
     build_docs
     codestyle
 requires =
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ description =
 
 # The following provides some specific pinnings for key packages
 deps =
-    oldestdeps: astropy==5.0.*
-    oldestdeps: numpy==1.18.*
+    oldestdeps: astropy==5.1.*
+    oldestdeps: numpy==1.24.*
     devdeps: git+https://github.com/numpy/numpy.git#egg=numpy
     devdeps: git+https://github.com/astropy/astropy.git#egg=astropy