Drop support for Python 3.6, part 1

* Document that typeshed support 3.7+.
* Don't run tests on Python 3.6.
* Remove Python 3.6 allow lists.
* Merge common allowlist items.

Part of python#6189

Author: srittau

.github/workflows/daily.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # macos-11 does not have tcl/tk installed, needed for stubtesting tkinter
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-10.15"]
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11-dev"]
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11-dev"]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.9"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install $(grep tomli== requirements-tests.txt) termcolor
       - name: Install apt packages

.github/workflows/stubtest_stdlib.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # macos-11 does not have tcl/tk installed, needed for stubtesting tkinter
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-10.15"]
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11-dev"]
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11-dev"]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         platform: ["linux", "win32", "darwin"]
-        python-version: ["2.7", "3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["2.7", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-platform: ["Linux", "Windows", "Darwin"]
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
       fail-fast: false
     env:
       PYRIGHT_VERSION: 1.1.255 # Must match pyright_test.py.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.9"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install $(grep tomli== requirements-tests.txt) termcolor
       - name: Run stubtest

README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ contributors can be found in [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).  **Please read
 it before submitting pull requests; do not report issues with annotations to
 the project the stubs are for, but instead report them here to typeshed.**
 
-Typeshed supports Python versions 2.7 and 3.6 and up.
+Typeshed supports Python versions 2.7 and 3.7 and up.
 
 ## Using
 

tests/mypy_test.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import tomli
 from colors import colored, print_error, print_success_msg
 
-SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = [(3, 11), (3, 10), (3, 9), (3, 8), (3, 7), (3, 6), (2, 7)]
+SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = [(3, 11), (3, 10), (3, 9), (3, 8), (3, 7), (2, 7)]
 SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS = frozenset({"linux", "win32", "darwin"})
 TYPESHED_DIRECTORIES = frozenset({"stdlib", "stubs", "tests", "test_cases", "scripts"})
 

tests/stubtest_allowlists/darwin-py310.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-_?curses.A_ITALIC
 _?curses.color_pair
 webbrowser.MacOSXOSAScript.__init__
 distutils.util.__warningregistry__

tests/stubtest_allowlists/darwin-py311.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-_?curses.A_ITALIC
 _?curses.color_pair
 xxlimited.Xxo.x_exports
 distutils.util.__warningregistry__

tests/stubtest_allowlists/darwin-py36.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-_?curses.A_ITALIC
 ctypes.wintypes
 pwd.getpwnam
 webbrowser.MacOSXOSAScript.__init__

tests/stubtest_allowlists/darwin-py37.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-_?curses.A_ITALIC
 webbrowser.MacOSXOSAScript.__init__
 
 # ==========