[Storage] [STG 99] Remove Support for Python 3.8 (#41539)

weirongw23-msft · web-flow · commit e70e7a6ed9f8 · 2025-06-11T14:06:58.000-04:00
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 12.27.0b1 (2025-06-10)
+## 12.27.0b1 (2025-06-11)
+
+This version and all future versions will require Python 3.9+. Python 3.8 is no longer supported.
 
 ### Features Added
 - Added support for service version 2025-11-05.
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/README.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Blob storage is ideal for:
 ## Getting started
 
 ### Prerequisites
-* Python 3.8 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
+* Python 3.9 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
 * You must have an [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) and an
 [Azure storage account](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview) to use this package.
 
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/setup.py b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/setup.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@
         'tests.blob',
         'tests.common'
     ]),
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=[
         "azure-core>=1.30.0",
         "cryptography>=2.1.4",
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-datalake/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-datalake/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 12.22.0b1 (2025-06-09)
+## 12.22.0b1 (2025-06-11)
+
+This version and all future versions will require Python 3.9+. Python 3.8 is no longer supported.
 
 ### Features Added
 - Added support for service version 2025-11-05.
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-datalake/README.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-datalake/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This preview package for Python includes ADLS Gen2 specific API support made ava
 ## Getting started
 
 ### Prerequisites
-* Python 3.8 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
+* Python 3.9 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
 * You must have an [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) and an
 [Azure storage account](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-quickstart-create-account) to use this package.
 
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-datalake/setup.py b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-datalake/setup.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
         'azure.storage',
         'tests',
     ]),
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=[
         "azure-core>=1.30.0",
         "azure-storage-blob>=12.27.0b1",
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-share/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-share/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 12.23.0b1 (2025-06-10)
+## 12.23.0b1 (2025-06-11)
+
+This version and all future versions will require Python 3.9+. Python 3.8 is no longer supported.
 
 ### Features Added
 - Added support for service version 2025-11-05.
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-share/README.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-share/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Azure file shares can be used to:
 ## Getting started
 
 ### Prerequisites
-* Python 3.8 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
+* Python 3.9 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
 * You must have an [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) and an
 [Azure storage account](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview) to use this package.
 
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-share/setup.py b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-file-share/setup.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@
         'azure.storage',
         'tests',
     ]),
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=[
         "azure-core>=1.30.0",
         "cryptography>=2.1.4",
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queue/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queue/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 12.14.0b1 (2025-06-10)
+## 12.14.0b1 (2025-06-11)
+
+This version and all future versions will require Python 3.9+. Python 3.8 is no longer supported.
 
 ### Features Added
 - Added support for service version 2025-11-05.
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queue/README.md b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queue/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Common uses of Queue storage include:
 ## Getting started
 
 ### Prerequisites
-* Python 3.8 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
+* Python 3.9 or later is required to use this package. For more details, please read our page on [Azure SDK for Python version support policy](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/wiki/Azure-SDKs-Python-version-support-policy).
 * You must have an [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) and an
 [Azure storage account](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview) to use this package.
 
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queue/setup.py b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-queue/setup.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
             "tests.common",
         ]
     ),
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=["azure-core>=1.30.0", "cryptography>=2.1.4", "typing-extensions>=4.6.0", "isodate>=0.6.1"],
     extras_require={
         "aio": [
