chore: remove python 3.8 support (#1707)

* fix: remove extra py3.8 dependency

* chore: remove py3.8 from pr testing

* docs: add info to CHANGES

* tests: remove py3.8 from tox

Author: sijis

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: [3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/[email protected]

CHANGES.rst

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ fixes:
 - chore: optimize Dockerfile (#1679)
 - docs: fix telegram install command (#1697)
 - chore: add python versions to test (#1705)
+- chore: remove python 3.8 support (#1707)
 
 v6.2.0 (2024-01-01)
 -------------------

setup.py

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 py_version = sys.version_info[:2]
 
-if py_version < (3, 8):
-    raise RuntimeError("Errbot requires Python 3.8 or later")
+if py_version < (3, 9):
+    raise RuntimeError("Errbot requires Python 3.9 or later")
 
 VERSION_FILE = os.path.join("errbot", "version.py")
 
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
     "deepmerge==1.1.0",
 ]
 
-if py_version < (3, 9):
-    deps.append("graphlib-backport==1.0.3")
-
 src_root = os.curdir
 
 

tox.ini

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py312,codestyle,dist-check,sort,security,docs
+envlist = py39,py310,py311,py312,py312,codestyle,dist-check,sort,security,docs
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 
 [testenv]