From 0044eb0c6b7a1ce2da425c34771f6d130f30da89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Christian Y. Brenninkmeijer"
 <christian.brenninkmeijer@manchester.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2024 13:20:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] remove distutils

---
 setup.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3c58b3cd..cc8a51ff 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import distutils.dir_util
 from setuptools import setup
+import shutil
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
         this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
         build_dir = os.path.join(this_dir, "build")
         if os.path.isdir(build_dir):
-            distutils.dir_util.remove_tree(build_dir)
+            shutil.rmtree(build_dir)
         egg_dir = os.path.join(this_dir, "SpiNNakerGraphFrontEnd.egg-info")
         if os.path.isdir(egg_dir):
-            distutils.dir_util.remove_tree(egg_dir)
+            shutil.rmtree(egg_dir)
     setup()

From cf9794f87b4861963d3c9f31c60444360b7dbd15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Christian Y. Brenninkmeijer"
 <christian.brenninkmeijer@manchester.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2024 13:36:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] python 3.12

---
 .github/workflows/c_actions.yml      | 4 ++--
 .github/workflows/python_actions.yml | 6 +++---
 setup.cfg                            | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/c_actions.yml b/.github/workflows/c_actions.yml
index e372fdbd..c59de60a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c_actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c_actions.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ jobs:
       uses: ./support/actions/apt-get-install
       with:
         packages: doxygen gcc-arm-none-eabi
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+    - name: Set up Python 3.12
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.12
     - name: Checkout SpiNNaker Dependencies
       uses: ./support/actions/install-spinn-deps
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml b/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
index 3e46f91d..cc519a03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_actions.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     env:
       BASE_PKG: spinnaker_graph_front_end
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: ./support/actions/pytest
       with:
         tests: unittests
-        coverage: ${{ matrix.python-version == 3.8 }}
+        coverage: ${{ matrix.python-version == 3.12 }}
         cover-packages: ${{ env.BASE_PKG }}
         coveralls-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8]
+        python-version: [3.12]
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8f05b06b..c98f0f36 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ classifiers =
         Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
         Operating System :: MacOS
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
         Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+        Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
 maintainer = SpiNNakerTeam
 maintainer_email = spinnakerusers@googlegroups.com
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.7, <4
+python_requires = >=3.8, <4
 packages = find:
 zip_safe = True
 include_package_data = True