feat: support down to python 3.6

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "pypy3.6", "pypy3.7", "pypy3.8", "pypy3.9", "pypy3.10"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [project]
 name = "literal-dict"
-version = "0.0.1.dev1"
+version = "1.0.0"
 description = "Use JavaScript-like object definition syntax in Python"
 authors = [{ name = "Muspi Merol", email = "me@muspimerol.site" }]
 dependencies = []
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.6"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
 

src/literal_dict/__init__.py → src/literal_dict.py

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 from inspect import currentframe
-from typing import Generic, Mapping, Sequence, TypeVar, cast
+from typing import Generic, Mapping, Sequence, Type, TypeVar, Union, cast
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 D = TypeVar("D", bound=Mapping)
 
 
 class DictBuilder(Generic[D]):
-    def __init__(self, mapping_type: type[D] = dict):
+    def __init__(self, mapping_type: Type[D] = dict):
         self.mapping_type = mapping_type
 
-    def __getitem__(self, args: slice | T | Sequence[slice | T]) -> D:
+    def __getitem__(self, args: Union[slice, T, Sequence[Union[slice, T]]]) -> D:
         if not isinstance(args, tuple):
             args = (args,)  # type: ignore
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def __getitem__(self, args: slice | T | Sequence[slice | T]) -> D:
         assert caller_frame, "Unable to get the caller's frame."
 
         obj = {}
-        for arg in cast(Sequence[slice | T], args):
+        for arg in cast(Sequence[Union[slice, T]], args):
             if isinstance(arg, slice):
                 assert isinstance(arg.start, str), "Key must be a string"
                 obj[arg.start] = arg.stop