Remove python 3.8 support

python 3.8 is EOF since 2024-10-07
1. Stop testing it
2. Stop building wheels
3. Remove from `pyproject.toml`

Author: dkropachev

.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         java-version: [8]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
         event_loop_manager: ["libev", "asyncio", "asyncore"]
         exclude:
           - python-version: "3.12"

.github/workflows/lib-build-and-push.yml

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "CIBW_TEST_COMMAND=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV;
           echo "CIBW_TEST_COMMAND_WINDOWS=(exit 0)" >> $GITHUB_ENV;
           echo "CIBW_TEST_SKIP=*" >> $GITHUB_ENV;
-          echo "CIBW_SKIP=cp2* cp36* pp36* cp37* pp37* *i686 *musllinux*" >> $GITHUB_ENV;
+          echo "CIBW_SKIP=cp2* cp36* pp36* cp37* pp37* cp38* pp38* *i686 *musllinux*" >> $GITHUB_ENV;
           echo "CIBW_BUILD=cp3* pp3*" >> $GITHUB_ENV;
           echo "CIBW_BEFORE_TEST=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV;
           echo "CIBW_BEFORE_TEST_WINDOWS=(exit 0)" >> $GITHUB_ENV;

README.rst

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Scylla Enterprise (2018.1.x+) using exclusively Cassandra's binary protocol and
 .. image:: https://github.com/scylladb/python-driver/actions/workflows/integration-tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=master
    :target: https://github.com/scylladb/python-driver/actions/workflows/integration-tests.yml?query=event%3Apush+branch%3Amaster
 
-The driver supports Python versions 3.7-3.13.
+The driver supports Python versions 3.9-3.13.
 
 .. **Note:** This driver does not support big-endian systems.
 

docs/index.rst

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ A Python client driver for `Scylla <https://docs.scylladb.com>`_.
 This driver works exclusively with the Cassandra Query Language v3 (CQL3)
 and Cassandra's native protocol.
 
-The driver supports Python 3.6-3.12.
+The driver supports Python 3.9-3.13.
 
 This driver is open source under the
 `Apache v2 License <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html>`_.

docs/installation.rst

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Installation
 
 Supported Platforms
 -------------------
-Python versions 3.6-3.12 are supported. Both CPython (the standard Python
+Python versions 3.9-3.13 are supported. Both CPython (the standard Python
 implementation) and `PyPy <http://pypy.org>`_ are supported and tested.
 
 Linux, OSX, and Windows are supported.

pyproject.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ classifiers = [
     'Natural Language :: English',
     'Operating System :: OS Independent',
     'Programming Language :: Python',
-    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
@@ -44,15 +43,14 @@ test = [
     "sure",
     "scales",
     "pure-sasl",
-    "twisted[tls]; python_version >= '3.5'",
-    "twisted[tls]==19.2.1; python_version < '3.5'",
+    "twisted[tls]",
     "gevent>=1.0; python_version < '3.13' and platform_machine != 'i686' and platform_machine != 'win32'",
     "gevent==23.9.0; python_version < '3.13' and (platform_machine == 'i686' or platform_machine == 'win32')",
     "eventlet>=0.33.3; python_version < '3.13'",
     "cython",
     "packaging",
-    "futurist; python_version >= '3.7'",
-    "asynctest; python_version >= '3.5'",
+    "futurist",
+    "asynctest",
     "pyyaml",
 ]
 
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ tag_regex = '(?P<version>\d*?\.\d*?\.\d*?)-scylla'
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
 build-frontend = "build[uv]"
 environment = { CASS_DRIVER_BUILD_CONCURRENCY = "2", CASS_DRIVER_BUILD_EXTENSIONS_ARE_MUST = "yes", CFLAGS = "-g0 -O3" }
-skip = ["cp2*", "cp36*", "pp36*", "cp37*", "pp37*", "*i686", "*musllinux*"]
+skip = ["cp2*", "cp36*", "pp36*", "cp37*", "pp37*", "cp38*", "pp38*", "*i686", "*musllinux*"]
 build = ["cp3*", "pp3*"]
 
 before-test = "pip install -r {project}/test-requirements.txt"