Drop support for python 3.8

.github/workflows/linting.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Install flake8
         run: |
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.9
 
     - name: Install bandit
       run: |

.github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       # Matrix to exercise the build backend on all versions of python supported
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         django: ['2.2', '3.0', '3.1', '3.2', '4.0', '4.1', '4.2', '5.0', '5.1']
         database: ['postgres', 'sqlite']
         exclude:
-          - python: '3.8'
-            django: '5.0'
-          - python: '3.8'
-            django: '5.1'
           - python: '3.9'
             django: '5.0'
           - python: '3.9'

ChangeLog.rst

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ unreleased
 
 *New:*
     - Confirm support for Django 5.1
+    - Drop support for Python 3.8
 
 
 .. _v1.9.3:

README.rst

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ This package is compatible and tested with the following Python & Django version
 +------------------------+-----------------------------------+
 | Django                 | Python                            |
 +========================+===================================+
-| 2.2, 3.0, 3.1          | 3.8, 3.9                          |
+| 2.2, 3.0, 3.1          | 3.9                               |
 +------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| 3.2, 4.0               | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10                    |
+| 3.2, 4.0               | 3.9, 3.10                         |
 +------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| 4.1                    | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11              |
+| 4.1                    | 3.9, 3.10, 3.11                   |
 +------------------------+-----------------------------------+
-| 4.2                    | 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12        |
+| 4.2                    | 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12             |
 +------------------------+-----------------------------------+
 | 5.0, 5.1               | 3.10, 3.11, 3.12                  |
 +------------------------+-----------------------------------+

pyproject.toml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ readme = {file = "README.rst", content-type = "text/x-rst"}
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 authors = [{name = "Romain Garrigues"}]
 maintainers = [{name = "Lincoln Puzey"}]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
   "Django>=2.2",
 ]
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "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",

tox.ini

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 [tox]
 isolated_build = True
 envlist =
-    py{38,39}-django{22,30,31}-{postgresql,sqlite}
-    py{38,39,310}-django{32,40}-{postgresql,sqlite}
-    py{38,39,310,311}-django{41}-{postgresql,sqlite}
-    py{38,39,310,311,312}-django{42}-{postgresql,sqlite}
+    py{39}-django{22,30,31}-{postgresql,sqlite}
+    py{39,310}-django{32,40}-{postgresql,sqlite}
+    py{39,310,311}-django{41}-{postgresql,sqlite}
+    py{39,310,311,312}-django{42}-{postgresql,sqlite}
     py{310,311,312}-django{50,51}-{postgresql,sqlite}
-    py{38,39,310,311,312}-flake8
+    py{39,310,311,312}-flake8
 
 [testenv]
 passenv =
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ commands =
     coverage run -m pytest -v
     coverage report
 
-[testenv:py{38,39,310,311,312}-flake8]
+[testenv:py{39,310,311,312}-flake8]
 skip_install = True
 deps = flake8
 commands =