We still support Python 2.7

Author: ddelange

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.13t", "3.14", "3.14t"]
+        python-version: ["2.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.13t", "3.14", "3.14t"]
         include:
           - os: macos-latest
             python-version: "3.x"
@@ -15,10 +15,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        if: matrix.python-version != '2.7'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          allow-prereleases: true
+      - name: Set up Python 2
+        if: matrix.python-version == '2.7'
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -f $(which python) $(which pip)
+          sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev
+          curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
+          python2.7 get-pip.py
+          sudo ln -sf "$(which python2.7)" "$(dirname $(which python2.7))/python"
       - run: pip install --upgrade pip
       - run: pip install --upgrade pytest
       - run: pip install --editable .