Python 2 removal part 1: tests (C++ code is intentionally ~untouched) (#3688)

* `#error BYE_BYE_GOLDEN_SNAKE`

* Removing everything related to 2.7 from ci.yml

* Commenting-out Centos7

* Removing `PYTHON: 27` from .appveyor.yml

* "PY2" removal, mainly from tests. C++ code is not touched.

* Systematic removal of `u` prefix from `u"..."` and `u'...'` literals. Collateral cleanup of a couple minor other things.

* Cleaning up around case-insensitive hits for `[^a-z]py.*2` in tests/.

* Removing obsolete Python 2 mention in compiling.rst

* Proper `#error` for Python 2.

* Using PY_VERSION_HEX to guard `#error "PYTHON 2 IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED.`

* chore: bump pre-commit

* style: run pre-commit for pyupgrade 3+

* tests: use sys.version_info, not PY

* chore: more Python 2 removal

* Uncommenting Centos7 block (PR #3691 showed that it is working again).

* Update pre-commit hooks

* Fix pre-commit hook

* refactor: remove Python 2 from CMake

* refactor: remove Python 2 from setup code

* refactor: simplify, better static typing

* feat: fail with nice messages

* refactor: drop Python 2 C++ code

* docs: cleanup for Python 3

* revert: intree

revert: intree

* docs: minor touchup to py2 statement

Co-authored-by: Henry Schreiner <henryschreineriii@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Aaron Gokaslan <skylion.aaron@gmail.com>

tools/pybind11NewTools.cmake

@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ else()
   set(_pybind11_quiet "")
 endif()
 
-if(NOT Python_FOUND
-   AND NOT Python3_FOUND
-   AND NOT Python2_FOUND)
+if(NOT Python_FOUND AND NOT Python3_FOUND)
   if(NOT DEFINED Python_FIND_IMPLEMENTATIONS)
     set(Python_FIND_IMPLEMENTATIONS CPython PyPy)
   endif()
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ if(NOT Python_FOUND
     set(Python_ROOT_DIR "$ENV{pythonLocation}")
   endif()
 
-  find_package(Python REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development ${_pybind11_quiet})
+  find_package(Python 3.5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter Development ${_pybind11_quiet})
 
   # If we are in submodule mode, export the Python targets to global targets.
   # If this behavior is not desired, FindPython _before_ pybind11.
@@ -51,19 +49,10 @@ if(Python_FOUND)
   set(_Python
       Python
       CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-elseif(Python3_FOUND AND NOT Python2_FOUND)
+elseif(Python3_FOUND)
   set(_Python
       Python3
       CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-elseif(Python2_FOUND AND NOT Python3_FOUND)
-  set(_Python
-      Python2
-      CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-else()
-  message(AUTHOR_WARNING "Python2 and Python3 both present, pybind11 in "
-                         "PYBIND11_NOPYTHON mode (manually activate to silence warning)")
-  set(_pybind11_nopython ON)
-  return()
 endif()
 
 if(PYBIND11_MASTER_PROJECT)
@@ -137,7 +126,7 @@ if(PYTHON_IS_DEBUG)
     PROPERTY INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS Py_DEBUG)
 endif()
 
-# Check on every access - since Python2 and Python3 could have been used - do nothing in that case.
+# Check on every access - since Python can change - do nothing in that case.
 
 if(DEFINED ${_Python}_INCLUDE_DIRS)
   # Only add Python for build - must be added during the import for config
@@ -159,13 +148,6 @@ if(DEFINED ${_Python}_INCLUDE_DIRS)
       CACHE INTERNAL "Directories where pybind11 and possibly Python headers are located")
 endif()
 
-if(DEFINED ${_Python}_VERSION AND ${_Python}_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3)
-  set_property(
-    TARGET pybind11::pybind11
-    APPEND
-    PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES pybind11::python2_no_register)
-endif()
-
 # In CMake 3.18+, you can find these separately, so include an if
 if(TARGET ${_Python}::Python)
   set_property(
@@ -205,8 +187,6 @@ function(pybind11_add_module target_name)
     python_add_library(${target_name} ${lib_type} ${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
   elseif("${_Python}" STREQUAL "Python3")
     python3_add_library(${target_name} ${lib_type} ${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
-  elseif("${_Python}" STREQUAL "Python2")
-    python2_add_library(${target_name} ${lib_type} ${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
   else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot detect FindPython version: ${_Python}")
   endif()
@@ -223,10 +203,6 @@ function(pybind11_add_module target_name)
     target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE pybind11::windows_extras)
   endif()
 
-  if(DEFINED ${_Python}_VERSION AND ${_Python}_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3)
-    target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE pybind11::python2_no_register)
-  endif()
-
   # -fvisibility=hidden is required to allow multiple modules compiled against
   # different pybind versions to work properly, and for some features (e.g.
   # py::module_local).  We force it on everything inside the `pybind11`