[py] Update supported Python versions 3.9+

.github/workflows/ci-python.yml

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source tree
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source tree
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source tree
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip

.github/workflows/update-documentation.yml

@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "[email protected]"
           git config --local user.name "Selenium CI Bot"
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip

py/BUILD.bazel

@@ -277,17 +277,17 @@ py_wheel(
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Testing",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     ],
     description_file = "README.rst",
     distribution = "selenium",
     homepage = "https://www.selenium.dev",
     license = "Apache 2.0",
-    python_requires = ">=3.8",
+    python_requires = ">=3.9",
     python_tag = "py3",
     requires = [
         "urllib3[socks]>=1.26,<3",

py/docs/source/index.rst

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Several browsers/drivers are supported (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer), as
 Supported Python Versions
 =========================
 
-* Python 3.8+
+* Python 3.9+
 
 Installing
 ==========

py/pyproject.toml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version = "4.28.0.202411261607"
 license = { text = "Apache 2.0" }
 description = "Official Python bindings for Selenium WebDriver."
 readme = "README.rst"
-requires-python = "~=3.8"
+requires-python = "~=3.9"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Testing",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",

py/tox.ini

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ commands =
   isort --check-only --diff selenium/ test/ conftest.py
   ; execute black in check only mode with diff.
   black --check --diff selenium/ test/ conftest.py -l 120
-  flake8 selenium/ test/ --min-python-version=3.8
+  flake8 selenium/ test/ --min-python-version=3.9
   docformatter --check -r selenium/
 
 [testenv:linting]
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ deps =
 commands =
   isort selenium/ test/ conftest.py
   black selenium/ test/ conftest.py -l 120
-  flake8 selenium/ test/ --min-python-version=3.8
+  flake8 selenium/ test/ --min-python-version=3.9
   docformatter --in-place -r selenium/
 
 [flake8]