fix(contracts): Remove unused contract and make script compatible wit…

…h Python <3.12 (evmos#2613)

* remove unused contract and run make contracts-compile

* remove Union operator to support Python <3.12

* add changelog entry

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 - (ibc) [#2504](https://github.com/evmos/evmos/pull/2504) Refactor repeated unpacking of IBC packet data.
 - (make) [#2487](https://github.com/evmos/evmos/pull/2487) Improve make command to compile all smart contracts in repository.
 - (evm) [#2594](https://github.com/evmos/evmos/pull/2594) Move `CallEVM` and `CallEVMWithData` to `x/evm` module.
+- (contracts) [#2613](https://github.com/evmos/evmos/pull/2613) Remove unused contract and make script useable with Python <3.12.
 
 ## [v18.1.0](https://github.com/evmos/evmos/releases/tag/v18.1.0)  - 2024-05-31
 

scripts/compile_smart_contracts/compile_smart_contracts.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copy, rmtree
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Union
 
 # The path to the main level of the Evmos repository.
 REPO_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ class Contract:
     as well as the path to where the compiled JSON data is stored.
     """
 
-    compiledJSONPath: Path | None
+    compiledJSONPath: Union[Path, None]
     filename: str
     path: Path
     relative_path: Path
 
 
 def find_solidity_contracts(
     path: Path,
-    added_contract: str | None = None,
+    added_contract: Union[str, None] = None,
 ) -> List[Contract]:
     """
     Finds all Solidity files in the given Path.
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def is_relative_target(path: Path) -> bool:
     return path == RELATIVE_TARGET
 
 
-def compile_files(repo_path: Path, added_contract: str | None = None):
+def compile_files(repo_path: Path, added_contract: Union[str, None] = None):
     """
     This function compiles the Solidity contracts in the repository
     with Hardhat.