MNT: Drop Python 3.8 support

Author: effigies

.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml

@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ 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"]
         install: [repo]
         include:
-          - python-version: "3.11"
+          - python-version: "3.12"
             install: sdist
-          - python-version: "3.11"
+          - python-version: "3.12"
             install: wheel
-          - python-version: "3.11"
+          - python-version: "3.12"
             install: editable
 
     env:
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        # Only run --pre tests on Python versions within SPEC0 support
+        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12"]
         install: [repo]
         pip-flags: ['--pre']
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "NeuroImaging Workflows provides processing tools for magnetic resonance images of the brain."
 readme = "README.rst"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
-requires-python = ">= 3.8"
+requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 authors = [
     { name = "The NiPreps Developers", email = "[email protected]" },
 ]
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",