Merge pull request #1892 from backend-developers-ltd/drop_py38

Drop python 3.8 support

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ jobs:
 workflows:
   compatibility_checks:
     jobs:
-      - check_compatibility:
-          python_version: "3.8"
-          name: check-compatibility-3.8
       - check_compatibility:
           python_version: "3.9"
           name: check-compatibility-3.9
@@ -294,7 +291,7 @@ workflows:
   pr-requirements:
     jobs:
       - black:
-          python-version: "3.8.12"
+          python-version: "3.9.13"
       - build-and-test:
           matrix:
             parameters:
@@ -305,7 +302,7 @@ workflows:
       - lint-and-type-check:
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              python-version: ["3.8.12", "3.9.13", "3.10.6"]
+              python-version: ["3.9.13", "3.10.6", "3.11.4"]
           requires:
             - build-and-test
       #- coveralls:

setup.py

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def read_requirements(path):
     include_package_data=True,
     author_email="",
     license="MIT",
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     install_requires=requirements,
     extras_require={
         "dev": extra_requirements_dev,
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ def read_requirements(path):
         # Pick your license as you wish
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
         "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",
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics",
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",