[mod] drop Python 3.5 support

.github/workflows/integration.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: [3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8]
+        python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v2

requirements-dev.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-mock==4.0.3; python_version >= "3.6"
+mock==4.0.3
-mock==2.0.0; python_version < "3.6"
 nose2[coverage_plugin]==0.9.2
 cov-core==1.15.0
 pycodestyle==2.6.0
@@ -8,16 +7,12 @@ splinter==0.14.0
 transifex-client==0.14.2
 unittest2==1.1.0
 selenium==3.141.0
-twine==3.3.0; python_version >= "3.6"
+twine==3.3.0
-twine==1.15.0; python_version < "3.6"
 Pallets-Sphinx-Themes==1.2.3
-Sphinx==3.4.1; python_version >= '3.6'
+Sphinx==3.4.1
-Sphinx==3.0.1; python_version < '3.6'
 sphinx-issues==1.2.0
 sphinx-jinja==1.1.1
-sphinx-tabs==1.3.0; python_version >= '3.6'
+sphinx-tabs==1.3.0
-sphinx-tabs==1.1.13; python_version < '3.6'
 sphinxcontrib-programoutput==0.16
-sphinx-autobuild==2020.9.1; python_version >= '3.6'
+sphinx-autobuild==2020.9.1
-sphinx-autobuild==0.7.1; python_version < '3.6'
 linuxdoc==20210110

searx/data/__init__.py

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ data_dir = Path(__file__).parent
 
 
 def load(filename):
-    # add str(...) for Python 3.5
+    with open(data_dir / filename, encoding='utf-8') as fd:
-    with open(str(data_dir / filename), encoding='utf-8') as fd:
         return json.load(fd)