Dropping Python 3.10 support

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
78/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python, rust
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start with crates/processing_pyo3/pyproject.toml at the Python version declaration linked in the issue. Update the declared support to exclude Python 3.10, then verify the package metadata and any available project checks reflect the remaining supported versions.

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Description

processing_pyo3 / mewnala declares support for Python 3.10: https://github.com/processing/libprocessing/blob/1d5d4624fbb418d456af36fbef3bf542e2f07cc2/crates/processing_pyo3/pyproject.toml#L18

Python 3.10 is not actively supported since April 2023 and the security support will be ending in October 2026: https://endoflife.date/python

Considering mewnala is a relatively new project and has no worries for backward compatibility, I believe supporting Python 3.10 doesn't worth the effort and it can be dropped easily.

As an extra resource, dropping Python 3.10 complies with

Support for Python versions be dropped 3 years after their initial release.

recommendation from https://scientific-python.org/specs/spec-0000/

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