⬆️ Update coverage requirement from <7.7,>=7.2.7 to >=7.2.7,<7.9 (#223)

Updates the requirements on
[coverage](https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy) to permit the latest
version.
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<p><em>Sourced from <a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/blob/master/CHANGES.rst">coverage's
changelog</a>.</em></p>
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<h2>Version 7.8.0 — 2025-03-30</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Added a new <code>source_dirs</code> setting for symmetry with the
existing
<code>source_pkgs</code> setting. It's preferable to the existing
<code>source</code> setting,
because you'll get a clear error when directories don't exist. Fixes
<code>issue 1942</code><em>. Thanks, <code>Jeremy Fleischman &lt;pull
1943_&gt;</code></em>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Fix: the PYTHONSAFEPATH environment variable new in Python 3.11 is
properly
supported, closing <code>issue 1696</code><em>. Thanks, <code>Philipp A.
&lt;pull 1700_&gt;</code></em>. This
works properly except for a detail when using the <code>coverage</code>
command on
Windows. There you can use <code>python -m coverage</code> instead if
you need exact
emulation.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>.. _issue 1696: <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1696">nedbat/coveragepy#1696</a>
.. _pull 1700: <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/1700">nedbat/coveragepy#1700</a>
.. _issue 1942: <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1942">nedbat/coveragepy#1942</a>
.. _pull 1943: <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/pull/1943">nedbat/coveragepy#1943</a></p>
<p>.. _changes_7-7-1:</p>
<h2>Version 7.7.1 — 2025-03-21</h2>
<ul>
<li>A few small tweaks to the sys.monitoring support for Python 3.14.
Please
test!</li>
</ul>
<p>.. _changes_7-7-0:</p>
<h2>Version 7.7.0 — 2025-03-16</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p>The Coverage object has a new method,
:meth:<code>.Coverage.branch_stats</code> for
getting simple branch information for a module. Closes <code>issue
1888</code>_.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The :class:<code>Coverage constructor&lt;.Coverage&gt;</code> now has
a <code>plugins</code> parameter
for passing in plugin objects directly, thanks to <code>Alex Gaynor
&lt;pull 1919_&gt;</code>_.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Many constant tests in if statements are now recognized as being
optimized
away. For example, previously <code>if 13:</code> would have been
considered a branch
with one path not taken. Now it is understood as always true and no
coverage
is missing.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>The experimental sys.monitoring support now works for branch coverage
if you
are using Python 3.14.0 alpha 6 or newer. This should reduce the
overhead
coverage.py imposes on your test suite. Set the environment variable
<code>COVERAGE_CORE=sysmon</code> to try it out.</p>
</li>
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<ul>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/6d5ced933f116d6ced5497ffbe7616db05b63e12"><code>6d5ced9</code></a>
docs: sample HTML for 7.8.0</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/49c194fbb225039f3c2c029faecbc187aba37a9c"><code>49c194f</code></a>
docs: prep for 7.8.0</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/38782cb5e481e24e139bd6cf08ec06e0438be4cd"><code>38782cb</code></a>
docs: finish up source_dirs. bump to 7.8.0</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/7aea2f311eb073a74b0efb26065933f8572b1a2a"><code>7aea2f3</code></a>
feat: add new <code>source_dirs</code> option (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1943">#1943</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/f464155a3e43b4640c2ead9fb06674f33f61858a"><code>f464155</code></a>
test: some simple bytecode tests</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/cf1dec0f05aaf581e9e6f7c707c7fa77ba77ade9"><code>cf1dec0</code></a>
refactor: these pypy modules are available in all our versions</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/a87605265039b46570ae617f06941cfdbb95cba6"><code>a876052</code></a>
test: a general helper for iterating over our own source files</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/82cff3e34836ff7248f4fb2e348c5f954e82b78e"><code>82cff3e</code></a>
perf: sets are better than lists</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/a66bd61be0a01874dacf4238c1de5ef67ef325fe"><code>a66bd61</code></a>
refactor: move bytecode code into bytecode.py</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/commit/d64ce5f95473ec2c24485bb0261c536f55d0cb4a"><code>d64ce5f</code></a>
chore: bump the action-dependencies group with 3 updates (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1940">#1940</a>)</li>
<li>Additional commits viewable in <a
href="https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/compare/7.2.7...7.8.0">compare
view</a></li>
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dev-requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-coverage>=7.2.7,<7.7
+coverage>=7.2.7,<7.9
 tornado>=6.2,<6.5
 # 2.5 seems to break test_proxy_rejection by hanging forever
 python-socks==2.4.4