Drop python 3.9 support

Python 3.9 will be EOL in a week and we have already dropped this in
commoncode so we are also dropping python here.

Signed-off-by: Ayan Sinha Mahapatra <[email protected]>

Author: AyanSinhaMahapatra

.github/workflows/scancode-release.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: Create ScanCode release archives, then test and publish to GH and PyPI
  # Summary of the steps:
  # - Build wheel and sdist for the "main" scancode, then build these for the "mini" flavor
  #  - test each wheel and sdist on every possible OS x Python version combinations
- # - Build release app archives, one for each of linux, windows, macos on Python 3.9 to 3.13
+ # - Build release app archives, one for each of linux, windows, macos on Python 3.10 to 3.13
  #  - test each on its target OS and Python version
  # - Create gh-release and upload app archives to release
  # - Upload all wheels and sdist to PyPI
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+       pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+       pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+       pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+       pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-24.04, macos-13, macos-14]
-        pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
        os: [windows-2025, windows-2022]
-       pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+       pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-24.04]
-        pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [macos-13, macos-14]
-        pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [windows-2025, windows-2022]
-        pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        pyver: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -469,12 +469,6 @@ jobs:
           name: source_app
           path: dist
 
-      - name: Download a single artifact macos_app for python 3.9
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: macos_app_py_3.9
-          path: dist
-
       - name: Download a single artifact macos_app for python 3.10
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -499,12 +493,6 @@ jobs:
           name: macos_app_py_3.13
           path: dist
 
-      - name: Download a single artifact linux_app for python 3.9
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: linux_app_py_3.9
-          path: dist
-
       - name: Download a single artifact linux_app for python 3.10
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -529,12 +517,6 @@ jobs:
           name: linux_app_py_3.13
           path: dist
 
-      - name: Download a single artifact windows_app for python 3.9
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: windows_app_py_3.9
-          path: dist
-
       - name: Download a single artifact windows_app for python 3.10
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -585,7 +567,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        dist_names: ["wheels-3.9", "wheels-3.10", "wheels-3.11", "wheels-3.12", "wheels-3.13", sdists]
+        dist_names: ["wheels-3.10", "wheels-3.11", "wheels-3.12", "wheels-3.13", sdists]
 
     steps:
       - name: Set up Python

INSTALL.rst

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ Prerequisites
 -------------
 
 Before installing ScanCode make sure you have  installed these prerequisites.
-The main one is to have Python installed version 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13.
+The main one is to have Python installed version 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 or 3.13.
 
 - For Linux(Ubuntu):
-  ``sudo apt install python3.9-dev bzip2 xz-utils zlib1g libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev``
+  ``sudo apt install python3.10-dev bzip2 xz-utils zlib1g libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev``
 - For MacOS: Install Python 3.x from https://www.python.org/
 - For Windows: Install Python 3.x from https://www.python.org/  using the 64 bits amd64 variant
 - For FreeBSD: (this needs to be documented)

README.rst

@@ -139,15 +139,15 @@ Installation
 ============
 
 Before installing ScanCode make sure that you have installed the prerequisites
-properly. This means installing Python 3.10 for x86/64 architectures.
-We support Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13.
+properly. This means installing Python 3.13 for x86/64 architectures.
+We support Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13.
 
 See `prerequisites <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-started/install.html#prerequisites>`_
 for detailed information on the support platforms and Python versions.
 
 There are a few common ways to `install ScanCode <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-started/install.html>`_.
 
-- `**Installation as an application: Install Python 3.9, download a release archive, extract and run**.
+- `**Installation as an application: Install Python 3.13, download a release archive, extract and run**.
   <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-started/install.html#installation-as-an-application-downloading-releases>`_
   This is the recommended installation method.
 

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           job_name: ubuntu24_cpython
           image_name: ubuntu-24.04
           python_architecture: x64
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py --reruns 2
 
@@ -132,15 +132,15 @@ jobs:
           job_name: ubuntu22_cpython
           image_name: ubuntu-22.04
           python_architecture: x64
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py --reruns 2
 
     - template: etc/ci/azure-posix.yml
       parameters:
           job_name: macos14_cpython
           image_name: macOS-14
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           python_architecture: x64
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py --reruns 2
@@ -149,15 +149,15 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: macos13_cpython
           image_name: macOS-13
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py --reruns 2
 
     - template: etc/ci/azure-win.yml
       parameters:
           job_name: win2025_cpython
           image_name: windows-2025
-          python_versions: ['3.9']
+          python_versions: ['3.10']
           python_architecture: x64
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs tests\scancode\test_cli.py --reruns 2
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
           job_name: win2022_cpython
           image_name: windows-2022
           python_architecture: x64
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs tests\scancode\test_cli.py --reruns 2
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: ubuntu22_test_all_supported_click_versions
           image_name: ubuntu-22.04
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           python_architecture: x64
           test_suites:
               click_versions: |
@@ -200,47 +200,47 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
           job_name: ubuntu22_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: ubuntu-22.04
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] && venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py
 
     - template: etc/ci/azure-posix.yml
       parameters:
           job_name: ubuntu24_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: ubuntu-24.04
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] && venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py
 
     - template: etc/ci/azure-posix.yml
       parameters:
           job_name: macos14_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: macos-14
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] && venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py
 
     - template: etc/ci/azure-posix.yml
       parameters:
           job_name: macos13_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: macos-13
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv/bin/pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] && venv/bin/pytest -n 2 -vvs tests/scancode/test_cli.py
 
     - template: etc/ci/azure-win.yml
       parameters:
           job_name: win2019_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: windows-2025
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] &&  venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs  tests\scancode\test_cli.py
 
     - template: etc/ci/azure-win.yml
       parameters:
           job_name: win2022_cpython_latest_from_pip
           image_name: windows-2022
-          python_versions: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+          python_versions: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
           test_suites:
               all: venv\Scripts\pip install --upgrade-strategy eager --force-reinstall --upgrade -e .[testing] &&  venv\Scripts\pytest -n 2 -vvs  tests\scancode\test_cli.py
 

docs/source/contribute/contrib_dev.rst

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ recursive dependencies.
 
 There are utility scripts in ``etc/release`` that can help with the dependencies
 management process in particular to build or update wheels with native code for
-multiple OSes (Linux, macOS and Windows) and multiple Python versions (3.9+),
+multiple OSes (Linux, macOS and Windows) and multiple Python versions (3.10+),
 which is not a completely simple operation (and requires eventually 12 wheels
 and one source distribution to be published as we support 3 OSes and 5 Python
 versions).

docs/source/getting-started/install.rst

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ For advanced usage and experienced users, you can also use any of these mode:
 Before Installing
 -----------------
 
-- ScanCode requires a Python version between 3.9 to 3.13 and is
+- ScanCode requires a Python version between 3.10 to 3.13 and is
   tested on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It should work fine on FreeBSD.
 
 .. _system_requirements:
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ System Requirements
 Prerequisites
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-ScanCode needs a Python 3.9+ interpreter; We support all Python versions from
-3.9 to 3.12. The default version for the application archives is Python 3.9
+ScanCode needs a Python 3.10+ interpreter; We support all Python versions from
+3.10 to 3.12. The default version for the application archives is Python 3.10
 
 - **On Linux**:
 
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ ScanCode needs a Python 3.9+ interpreter; We support all Python versions from
 
     - On RPM-based distros run::
 
-          sudo yum install python3.9-devel zlib bzip2-libs xz-libs libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libpopt0
+          sudo yum install python3.10-devel zlib bzip2-libs xz-libs libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libpopt0
 
     - On Fedora 22 and later run::
 
-          sudo dnf install python3.9-devel xz-libs zlib libxml2-devel libxslt-devel bzip2-libs libpopt0
+          sudo dnf install python3.10-devel xz-libs zlib libxml2-devel libxslt-devel bzip2-libs libpopt0
 
 
     If these packages are not available from your package manager, you must
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ ScanCode needs a Python 3.9+ interpreter; We support all Python versions from
 
 - **On Mac**:
 
-    The default Python 3 provided with macOS is 3.9.
-    Alternatively you can download and install Python 3.9 from https://www.python.org/
+    The default Python 3 provided with macOS is 3.10.
+    Alternatively you can download and install Python 3.10 from https://www.python.org/
 
 
 - **On Windows**:
 
-    Download and install Python 3.9 from https://www.python.org/
+    Download and install Python 3.10 from https://www.python.org/
 
     .. Note::
 
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ under assets options.
 
     ScanCode app archives come with packaged with all required dependencies except
     for Python that has to be downloaded and installed separately.
-    On more recent versions of Ubuntu, you will have to install Python 3.9 manually.
+    On more recent versions of Ubuntu, you will have to install Python 3.10 manually.
     One possibility is to use the Deadsnakes PPA (Personal Package Archive) which is
     a project that provides older Python version builds for Debian and Ubuntu and is
     available at https://github.com/deadsnakes/ and https://launchpad.net/~deadsnakes/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
     ::
 
         sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
         sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa --yes
-        sudo apt-get install python3.9 python3.9-distutils
+        sudo apt-get install python3.10 python3.10-distutils
 
 .. _linux_mac_app_install:
 

etc/scripts/utils_thirdparty.py

@@ -115,10 +115,9 @@
 TRACE_ULTRA_DEEP = False
 
 # Supported environments
-PYTHON_VERSIONS = "39", "310", "311", "312", "313"
+PYTHON_VERSIONS = "310", "311", "312", "313"
 
 PYTHON_DOT_VERSIONS_BY_VER = {
-    "39": "3.9",
     "310": "3.10",
     "311": "3.11",
     "312": "3.12",