Remove support for Python 3.8

Author: adamtheturtle

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         # An empty string here represents the latest version.
         pip-version: ['==23.2', '']
         # The minimum version should be represented in setup.py.
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12-dev"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12-dev"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Release History
 2.5.0
 
 - Support Python 3.10.
+- Remove support for Python 3.8.
 - Bump `pip` requirement to 23.2.
 
 2.4.4

setup.py

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ def _get_dependencies(requirements_file: Path) -> list[str]:
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
-        "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",
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.8.0",
+    python_requires=">=3.9.0",
     packages=["pip_check_reqs"],
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [