Drop support for EOL python version 3.8 and 3.9

tox base version is now 3.10

Author: stollero

.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14' ]
+        python-version: [ '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14' ]
 
     # The type of runner that the job will run on
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14' ]
+        python-version: [ '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14' ]
 
     # The type of runner that the job will run on
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 80
-target-version = ['py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py311', 'py312']
+target-version = ['py310', 'py311', 'py312', 'py313', 'py314']
 
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"

setup.py

@@ -51,19 +51,13 @@
 License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
 Programming Language :: Python
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-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
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-"""[
-        :-1
-    ].split(
-        "\n"
-    ),
+"""[:-1].split("\n"),
     description=__doc__.strip(),
     long_description=open("README.md").read(),
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
@@ -72,5 +66,5 @@
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
     test_suite="batou.tests",
-    python_requires=">=3.6",
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
 )

tox.ini

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py38, py39, py310, py311, py312, py313, py314, pre-commit
+    py310, py311, py312, py313, py314, pre-commit
 skip_missing_interpreters = true
 allowlist_externals=git
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ commands = pytest {posargs}
 
 
 [testenv:pre-commit]
-basepython = python3.9
+basepython = python3.10
 description = This env runs all linters configured in .pre-commit-config.yaml
 skip_install = true
 deps =