CHG: Updated dependencies

- updated dask and msgpack version requirements (closes #59)
- dropped Python 3.7 support

On branch dev
Changes to be committed:
	modified:   setup.cfg

setup.cfg

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ classifier =
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
@@ -40,15 +39,15 @@ packages = find:
 include_package_data = True
 zip_safe = False
 python_requires =
-    >= 3.7, < 3.13
+    >= 3.8, < 3.13
 install_requires =
     cloudpickle <= 2.2.1
     colorama
-    dask >= 2021.09.0, <= 2023.12
+    dask >= 2022.12.1, <= 2024.6.2
     dask-jobqueue >= 0.8, < 0.9
     h5py < 4
     numpy >= 1.0, < 2.0
-    msgpack < 1.0.7
+    msgpack == 1.0.5
     toolz >= 0.12
     tqdm >= 4.31