Drop Python 3.8 support

Author: nicoddemus

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         name: [
-          "windows-py38",
+          "windows-py39",
           "windows-py313",
           "windows-pypy3",
 
-          "ubuntu-py38-pytestmain",
-          "ubuntu-py38",
+          "ubuntu-py39-pytestmain",
           "ubuntu-py39",
           "ubuntu-py310",
           "ubuntu-py311",
@@ -35,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
         ]
 
         include:
-          - name: "windows-py38"
-            python: "3.8"
+          - name: "windows-py39"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py38"
+            tox_env: "py39"
           - name: "windows-py313"
             python: "3.13"
             os: windows-latest
@@ -47,15 +46,10 @@ jobs:
             python: "pypy3.9"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "pypy3"
-          - name: "ubuntu-py38"
-            python: "3.8"
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py38"
-            use_coverage: true
-          - name: "ubuntu-py38-pytestmain"
-            python: "3.8"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py39-pytestmain"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-pytestmain"
+            tox_env: "py39-pytestmain"
             use_coverage: true
           - name: "ubuntu-py39"
             python: "3.9"
@@ -87,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
             tox_env: "pypy3"
             use_coverage: true
           - name: "ubuntu-benchmark"
-            python: "3.8"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "benchmark"
 
@@ -136,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.x"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v3.19.0
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
-        args: [--py38-plus]
+        args: [--py39-plus]
 -   repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
     rev: 1.19.1
     hooks:

changelog/556.removal.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Python 3.8 is no longer supported.

pyproject.toml

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 description = "plugin and hook calling mechanisms for python"
 readme = {file = "README.rst", content-type = "text/x-rst"}
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 
 dynamic = ["version"]
 [project.optional-dependencies]

tox.ini

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist=docs,py{38,39,310,311,312,313,py3},py{38}-pytest{main}
+envlist=docs,py{39,310,311,312,313,py3},py{39}-pytestmain
 
 [testenv]
 commands=
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ filterwarnings =
 
 [flake8]
 max-line-length=99
-min-python-version = 3.8
+min-python-version = 3.9
 
 [testenv:release]
 description = do a release, required posarg of the version number