doc/api/prev_api_changes/api_changes_3.11.0/development.rst
Increase to minimum supported versions of dependencies
For Matplotlib 3.11, the :ref:`minimum supported versions <dependencies>` are being
bumped:
+------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Dependency | min in mpl3.10 | min in mpl3.11 |
+============+=================+================+
| Python | 3.10 | 3.11 |
+------------+-----------------+----------------+
| NumPy | 1.23 | 1.25 |
+------------+-----------------+----------------+
| pyparsing | 2.3.1 | 3.0.0 |
+------------+-----------------+----------------+
This is consistent with our :ref:`min_deps_policy` and `SPEC0
<https://scientific-python.org/specs/spec-0000/>`__
pip 25.1 suggested for development
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dependencies for development (build and testing) are now specified as `Dependency Groups
<https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/dependency-groups/#dependency-groups>`_
instead of `individual requirements files
<https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/requirements-file-format/>`_.
Consequently, a version of pip that supports Dependency Groups is suggested, namely
version 25.1 or higher. Note that if you install build/testing dependencies manually (by
copying the list from ``pyproject.toml``), then an older version of pip is sufficient.
Glyph indices now typed distinctly from character codes
Previously, character codes and glyph indices were both typed as int, which means you
could mix and match them erroneously. While the character code can't be made a distinct
type (because it's used for chr/ord), typing glyph indices as a distinct type means
these can't be fully swapped.