bump to 3.9+

Author: blink1073

.github/workflows/release-python.yml

@@ -32,15 +32,11 @@ jobs:
         - [ubuntu-20.04, manylinux_aarch64]
         - [macos-14, macosx_*]
         - [windows-2019, win_amd64]
-        python: ["cp38", "cp39", "cp310", "cp311", "cp312"]
+        python: ["cp39", "cp310", "cp311", "cp312"]
         exclude:
-          - buildplat: [macos-14, macosx_*]
-            python: "cp38"
           - buildplat: [macos-14, macosx_*]
             python: "cp39"
         include:
-          - buildplat: [macos-12, macosx_*]
-            python: "cp38"
           - buildplat: [macos-12, macosx_*]
             python: "cp39"
 
@@ -75,13 +71,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: python -m pip install "cibuildwheel>=2.4,<3"
 
-      - name: Build MacOS Py38 Wheel
-        if: ${{ matrix.python == 'cp38' && matrix.buildplat[0] == 'macos-11' }}
-        env:
-          CIBW_BUILD: cp38-macosx_x86_64
-          MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "10.14"
-        run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
-
       - name: Build MacOS Py39 Wheels
         if: ${{ matrix.python == 'cp39' && matrix.buildplat[0] == 'macos-11' }}
         env:
@@ -114,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           # Build sdist on lowest supported Python
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
 
       - name: Install tox
         run: |

.github/workflows/test-python.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
       fail-fast: false
     name: CPython ${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

bindings/python/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ be of interest or that has already been addressed.
 
 ## Supported Interpreters
 
-PyMongoArrow supports CPython 3.7+ and PyPy3.8+. Language features not
+PyMongoArrow supports CPython 3.9+ and PyPy3.9+. Language features not
 supported by all interpreters can not be used.
 
 ## Style Guide

bindings/python/pyproject.toml

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: POSIX",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Database",
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     # Must be kept in sync with "build_sytem.requires" above.
     "pyarrow >=17.0,<17.1",