[ci] Dropped support for Python 3.8 (httpx-retries requires Python ≥ 3.9)

Author: Aryamanz29

.github/workflows/build_and_upload_conda_packages.yaml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/pyatlan-pr.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Specify version as a string
         # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/160"
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Specify version as a string
         # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/160"
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code

.github/workflows/pyatlan-test-cron.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.12]
+        python-version: [3.9, 3.12]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

pyatlan/client/asset.py

@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ def _wait_till_deleted(self, asset: Asset):
             asset = self.retrieve_minimal(guid=asset.guid, asset_type=Asset)
             if asset.status == EntityStatus.DELETED:
                 return
-        except httpx.RetryError as err:
+        except httpx.TransportError as err:
             raise ErrorCode.RETRY_OVERRUN.exception_with_parameters() from err
 
     @validate_arguments

pyatlan/client/atlan.py

@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ def max_retries(
         finally:
             # Restore original transport
             self._session._transport = current_transport
-            LOGGER.debug("max_retries restored %s", self._session._transport.retry)
+            LOGGER.debug("max_retries restored %s", self._session._transport.retry)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager