Merge branch 'update-Python-requirements' into 'development'

bump minimum Python version to 3.9

See merge request damask/DAMASK!990

.github/workflows/Python.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
       fail-fast: false
 

python/setup.cfg

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 name = damask
 version = file: damask/VERSION
 author = The DAMASK team
-author_email = damask@mpie.de
-url = https://damask.mpie.de
+author_email = support@damask-multiphyiscs.org
+url = https://damask-multiphysics.org
 description = DAMASK processing tools
 long_description = Pre- and post-processing tools for DAMASK
 license = AGPL3
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ classifiers =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 include_package_data = true
-python_requires = >= 3.8
+python_requires = >= 3.9
 install_requires =
     pandas>=0.24                                                                                    # requires numpy
     numpy>=1.17                                                                                     # needed for default_rng