Remove python2 support (#64)

* Set minimum supported python to 3.6
* Remove all version checking for version <3.6
* Add autoformatting to VSCode on save action

.github/workflows/code.yml

@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python: [cp27, cp36, cp37, cp38, cp39]
-
-        exclude:
-          # No cothread or asyncio for windows python 2.7 so doesn't work
-          - os: windows-latest
-            python: cp27
+        python: [cp36, cp37, cp38, cp39]
 
         include:
           # Put coverage in the project directory for mac

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
     "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
     "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
     "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
+    "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
+    "files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
 }

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ and this project adheres to `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 Unreleased_
 -----------
 
-Nothing yet
+Changed:
+
+- `Remove python2 support <../../pull/64>`
 
 3.2.1_ - 2021-11-25
 -------------------
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ Changed:
 
 Added:
 
-- Provide logging for exceptions raised in callbacks 
+- Provide logging for exceptions raised in callbacks
 
 Fixed:
 

setup.cfg

@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
 classifiers =
     Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
     License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
 
 [options]
 packages = softioc
-python_requires = >=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*, !=3.5.*
+python_requires = >=3.6
 
 [options.entry_points]
 # Include a command line script
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ useful =
     aioca >=1.3
 # Dev and docs dependencies
 dev =
-    pytest-cov    
+    pytest-cov
     pytest-flake8
-    sphinx-rtd-theme-github-versions; python_version > "3.0"
-    pytest-asyncio; python_version > "3.0"
-    aioca >=1.3 ; python_version > "3.0"
+    sphinx-rtd-theme-github-versions
+    pytest-asyncio
+    aioca >=1.3
     cothread; sys_platform != "win32"
     p4p
 
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ extend-ignore =
 [tool:pytest]
 # Run pytest with all our checkers, and don't spam us with massive tracebacks on error
 # Don't do flake8 here as we need to separate it out for CI
-addopts = 
-    --tb=native -vv --doctest-modules --ignore=iocStats --ignore=epicscorelibs --ignore=docs 
+addopts =
+    --tb=native -vv --doctest-modules --ignore=iocStats --ignore=epicscorelibs --ignore=docs
     --cov=softioc --cov-report term --cov-report xml:cov.xml
 
 [coverage:run]

softioc/device_core.py

@@ -124,10 +124,9 @@ class DSET(DSET_BASE):
                 setattr(dset, method_name, callback)
 
         # Hang onto the values we publish to EPICS to ensure that they persist!
-        # We also need to ensure that the device name persits.
+        # We also need to ensure that the device name persists.
         cls.__dset = dset
-        if sys.version_info >= (3,):
-            cls._device_name_ = cls._device_name_.encode()
+        cls._device_name_ = cls._device_name_.encode()
         imports.registryDeviceSupportAdd(cls._device_name_, byref(cls.__dset))
 
 

softioc/extension.c

@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
 #include <asTrapWrite.h>
 #include <asDbLib.h>
 
-/* In Python3 this function has been renamed. */
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-#define PyInt_FromLong(value)   PyLong_FromLong(value)
-#endif
-
 /* Reference stealing version of PyDict_SetItemString */
 static void set_dict_item_steal(
     PyObject *dict, const char *name, PyObject *py_value)
@@ -28,7 +23,7 @@ static void set_dict_item_steal(
 
 /* Helper for function below. */
 #define ADD_ENUM(dict, name) \
-    set_dict_item_steal(dict, #name, PyInt_FromLong(name))
+    set_dict_item_steal(dict, #name, PyLong_FromLong(name))
 
 /* Alas, EPICS has changed the numerical assignments of the DBF_ enums between
  * versions, so to avoid unpleasant surprises, we compute thes values here in C
@@ -226,27 +221,16 @@ static struct PyMethodDef softioc_methods[] = {
     {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}        /* Sentinel */
 };
 
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+
 static struct PyModuleDef softioc_module = {
   PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
     "softioc._extension",
     NULL,
     -1,
     softioc_methods,
 };
-#endif
-
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-#  define PyMOD(NAME) PyObject* PyInit_##NAME (void)
-#else
-#  define PyMOD(NAME) void init##NAME (void)
-#endif
 
-PyMOD(_extension)
+PyObject *PyInit__extension(void)
 {
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
     return PyModule_Create(&softioc_module);
-#else
-    Py_InitModule("softioc._extension", softioc_methods);
-#endif
 }

softioc/fields.py

@@ -66,18 +66,6 @@
 }
 
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3,):
-    def decode(string):
-        return string.decode()
-    def encode(string):
-        return string.encode()
-else:
-    def decode(string):
-        return string
-    def encode(string):
-        return string
-
-
 class RecordFactory(object):
     def __init__(self, record_type, fields):
         '''Uses the EPICS static database to discover the offset in the record
@@ -110,9 +98,9 @@ def __getattr__(self, field):
         if field == 'TIME':
             return self.__get_time(address)
         elif field_type == DBF_STRING:
-            return decode(string_at(cast(address, c_char_p)))
+            return string_at(cast(address, c_char_p)).decode()
         elif field_type in [DBF_INLINK, DBF_OUTLINK]:
-            return decode(cast(address, POINTER(c_char_p))[0])
+            return cast(address, POINTER(c_char_p))[0].decode()
         else:
             ctypes_type = DbfCodeToCtypes[field_type]
             return cast(address, POINTER(ctypes_type))[0]
@@ -124,7 +112,7 @@ def __setattr__(self, field, value):
         if field == 'TIME':
             self.__set_time(address, value)
         elif field_type == DBF_STRING:
-            value = encode(str(value))
+            value = str(value).encode()
             buffer = create_string_buffer(value)
             if size > len(value) + 1:
                 size = len(value) + 1

softioc/imports.py

@@ -34,27 +34,15 @@ def expect_true(status, function, args):
     assert status, 'Expected True'
 
 
-if sys.version_info < (3,):
-    # Python 2
-    auto_encode = c_char_p
-    def auto_decode(result, func, args):
-        return result
-
-else:
-    # Python 3
-
-    # Encode all strings to c_char_p
-    class auto_encode(c_char_p):
-        encoded = []
-        @classmethod
-        def from_param(cls, value):
-            if value is None:
-                return value
-            else:
-                return value.encode()
-
-    def auto_decode(result, func, args):
-        return result.decode()
+
+# Encode all strings to c_char_p
+class auto_encode(c_char_p):
+    @classmethod
+    def from_param(cls, value):
+        if value is None:
+            return value
+        else:
+            return value.encode()
 
 
 # int registryDeviceSupportAdd(

softioc/softioc.py

@@ -310,14 +310,8 @@ def interactive_ioc(context = {}, call_exit = True):
     exports = dict((key, globals()[key]) for key in command_names)
     import code
 
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
-        interact_args = {}
-    else:
-        # This suppresses irritating exit message introduced by Python3.  Alas,
-        # this option is only available in Python 3.6!
-        interact_args = dict(exitmsg = '')
     try:
-        code.interact(local = dict(exports, **context), **interact_args)
+        code.interact(local = dict(exports, **context), exitmsg = '')
     except SystemExit as e:
         if call_exit:
             safeEpicsExit(e.code)

tests/conftest.py

@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-if sys.version_info < (3,):
-    # Python2 has no asyncio, so ignore these tests
-    collect_ignore = [
-        "test_asyncio.py", "sim_asyncio_ioc.py", "sim_asyncio_ioc_override.py"
-    ]
-
 class SubprocessIOC:
     def __init__(self, ioc_py):
         self.pv_prefix = "".join(