[break] Drop support for Python 3.8 (#1204)

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.9
     - name: Package RepoBee
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel

.github/workflows/static-analysis.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.9
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -20,18 +20,16 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
         core-commands-as-plugins: [false]
         exclude:
-          - os: macos-latest
-            python-version: 3.9
           - os: macos-latest
             python-version: 3.10
           - os: macos-latest
             python-version: 3.11
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python-version: 3.8
+            python-version: 3.9
             core-commands-as-plugins: true
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -77,10 +75,10 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 2
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.9
     - name: Set up Git
       run: |
         git config --global user.name "Repo Bee"
@@ -121,10 +119,10 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 2
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+    - name: Set up Python 3.9
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.9
     - name: Set up Git
       run: |
         git config --global user.name "Repo Bee"

.readthedocs.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.8"
+    python: "3.9"
 
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py

Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.8-alpine
+FROM python:3.11-alpine
 
 ARG SOURCE_DIRECTORY=/home/repobee/repobee/
 

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [![Code Coverage](https://codecov.io/gh/repobee/repobee/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/repobee/repobee)
 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/repobee/badge/?version=stable)](http://repobee.readthedocs.io/en/stable/)
 [![PyPi Version](https://badge.fury.io/py/repobee.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/repobee)
-![Supported Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8%2C%203.9%2C%203.10%2C%203.11-blue.svg)
+![Supported Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.9%2C%203.10%2C%203.11-blue.svg)
 ![Supported Platforms](https://img.shields.io/badge/platforms-Linux%2C%20macOS-blue.svg)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Code Style: Black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/ambv/black)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ on how to use RepoBee with Gitea.
 
 ### Install
 We provide an install script that sets up an isolated and correctly configured
-environment for RepoBee, granted that you have [Python 3.8+ and Git
+environment for RepoBee, granted that you have [Python 3.9+ and Git
 installed](https://docs.repobee.org/en/stable/install.html#requirements). The script
 supports macOS, Linux and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). You can execute it
 directly using `curl`, with either `bash` or `zsh`.

docs/install.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ outlined in this section.
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-RepoBee requires Python 3.8+ and a somewhat up-to-date version of Git (2.0+ to
+RepoBee requires Python 3.9+ and a somewhat up-to-date version of Git (2.0+ to
 be on the safe side). Officially supported operating systems are Ubuntu 18.04+
 and macOS, but RepoBee runs fine on most Linux distributions, and also on WSL_
 on Windows 10. Please report any issues with operating systems and/or Git

scripts/install.sh

@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ function install() {
 }
 
 function check_prerequisites() {
-    # check that Python 3.8+, pip and Git are installed
+    # check that Python 3.9+, pip and Git are installed
     installed_python=$(find_python)
     if [ -z "$installed_python" ]; then
         printf "\nCannot find any compatible version of Python installed.\n"
-        echo "Please install Python 3.8 or higher and then rerun this script."
+        echo "Please install Python 3.9 or higher and then rerun this script."
         echo "See https://www.python.org/downloads/ for a Python installer."
         exit 1
     else
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function install_repobee() {
 
 function find_python() {
     # Find an appropriate python executable
-    for exec_suffix in "3.11" "3.10" "3.9" "3.8" "3" ""; do
+    for exec_suffix in "3.11" "3.10" "3.9" "3" ""; do
         python_exec="python$exec_suffix"
         minor_version=$(get_minor_python3_version "$python_exec")
         if [ "$minor_version" -ge "$MIN_PYTHON_VERSION" ]; then

setup.py

@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@
     package_data={"repobee_plug": ["py.typed"]},
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Intended Audience :: Education",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",