Python2 end of life

.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml → .github/workflows/run-tests.yml

-name: Python package
+name: run-tests
 
 on: [push]
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7]
+        python-version: [3.5, 3.6, 3.7]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -r pip-requirements.txt
-        pip install --user -e .
     - name: run tests
       run: |
         ./run-tests.py

.travis.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   fast_finish: true
-#  allow_failures:
+  allow_failures:
+  - python: 2.7  # end of life since Jan 1st, 2020.
     # have this allowed as there is a bug in matplotlib 2.1.0
 #    - env: MATPLOTLIB_V=* NUMPY_V=* SCIPY_V=* CYTHON_V=*
   include:
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ before_install:
 
 install:
   - pip install -r pip-requirements.txt
-  - python setup.py install
 
 before_script:
   - uname -a

run-tests.py

@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ def run_alltests(python='python', fast=False, skip_setup=False):
     cmdrpl = dict(python=python)
     # make sure .pyx sources are up to date and compiled
     if not skip_setup:
-        runcmd('{python} setup.py develop --user'.format(**cmdrpl))
+        # should be the same as `./setup.py develop --user`
+        runcmd('{python} -m pip install --user -e .'.format(**cmdrpl))
 
     # find pep8 or pycodestyle (its successor)
     try: