strictdoc-project · stanislaw · Oct 5, 2025 · Oct 5, 2025
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "StrictDoc is open-source software for technical documentation and requirements management."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 authors = [
     { name = "Stanislav Pankevich", email = "s.pankevich@gmail.com" },
     { name = "Maryna Balioura", email = "mettta@gmail.com" },
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "toml",
 
     # Parsing and rendering RST.
-    "docutils >= 0.16, == 0.*",
+    "docutils >= 0.22.2, == 0.*",
 
     # Tree Sitter is used for language/AST-aware parsing of Python, C and other files.
     "tree-sitter",

diff --git a/strictdoc/core/file_traceability_index.py b/strictdoc/core/file_traceability_index.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 from strictdoc.helpers.exception import StrictDocException
 from strictdoc.helpers.google_test import convert_function_name_to_gtest_macro
 from strictdoc.helpers.ordered_set import OrderedSet
-from strictdoc.helpers.removeprefix import removeprefix
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from strictdoc.core.traceability_index import (
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ def validate_and_resolve(
 
                     functions: List[Function]
                     if test_function.startswith("#GTEST#"):
-                        test_function = removeprefix(test_function, "#GTEST#")
+                        test_function = test_function.removeprefix("#GTEST#")
                         possible_gtest_functions = (
                             convert_function_name_to_gtest_macro(test_function)
                         )

diff --git a/strictdoc/helpers/removeprefix.py b/strictdoc/helpers/removeprefix.py
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ def lint_mypy(context):
                 --warn-unreachable
                 --warn-unused-ignores
 
-                --python-version=3.8
+                --python-version=3.9
         """,
     )
 

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/code_coverage_gcov/01_basic_gcov/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/code_coverage_gcov/01_basic_gcov/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: cd %T && gcc --coverage -g -O0 -o main %S/src/main.c
 
 RUN: cd %T && ./main | filecheck %s --check-prefix CHECK-C

diff --git a/...gration/features/html/incremental_generation/20_sdoc_and_source_files_backward/test.itest b/...gration/features/html/incremental_generation/20_sdoc_and_source_files_backward/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 # Create a separate input folder to ensure clear management of the SDoc files.
 RUN: %mkdir %S/sandbox
 RUN: %cp %S/strictdoc.toml %S/sandbox/

diff --git a/...egration/features/html/incremental_generation/25_sdoc_and_source_files_forward/test.itest b/...egration/features/html/incremental_generation/25_sdoc_and_source_files_forward/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 # Create a separate input folder to ensure clear management of the SDoc files.
 RUN: %mkdir %S/sandbox
 RUN: %cp %S/strictdoc.toml %S/sandbox/

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/html2pdf/90_strictdoc_smoke_test_html2pdf/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/html2pdf/90_strictdoc_smoke_test_html2pdf/test.itest
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
 REQUIRES: PLATFORM_IS_NOT_WINDOWS
 REQUIRES: TEST_HTML2PDF
 

diff --git a/...tegration/features/source_code_traceability/_file_roles/01_relations_with_role/test.itest b/...tegration/features/source_code_traceability/_file_roles/01_relations_with_role/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...n/features/source_code_traceability/_file_roles/02_forward_relations_with_role/test.itest b/...n/features/source_code_traceability/_file_roles/02_forward_relations_with_role/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...tegration/features/source_code_traceability/_general/02_file_marker_regression/test.itest b/...tegration/features/source_code_traceability/_general/02_file_marker_regression/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-139, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 # This test ensures that the entire file marker is correctly displayed as
 # covering the file from its first line and until the last line.
 # It fixes this issue:

diff --git a/...s/integration/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/01_c_range/test.itest b/...s/integration/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/01_c_range/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-138, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...ntegration/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/02_c_function/test.itest b/...ntegration/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/02_c_function/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...on/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/03_c_forward_function/test.itest b/...on/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/03_c_forward_function/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-145, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/04_c_file/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/04_c_file/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-139, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...ion/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/05_c_header_function/test.itest b/...ion/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/05_c_header_function/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...ration/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/06_c_c_and_h_pair/test.itest b/...ration/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/06_c_c_and_h_pair/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...ceability/_language_parsers/c/07_c_definition_and_declaration_in_the_same_file/test.itest b/...ceability/_language_parsers/c/07_c_definition_and_declaration_in_the_same_file/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/.../source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/08_c_static_definition_in_a_file/test.itest b/.../source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/08_c_static_definition_in_a_file/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/09_c_static_declaration_in_a_file/test.itest b/...source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/09_c_static_declaration_in_a_file/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...rce_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/10_c_c_and_h_pair_static_declaration/test.itest b/...rce_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/10_c_c_and_h_pair_static_declaration/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...urce_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/20_c_backward_and_forward_functions/test.itest b/...urce_code_traceability/_language_parsers/c/20_c_backward_and_forward_functions/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, SDOC-SRS-137, SDOC-SRS-145, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Reproducer
 

diff --git a/...urce_code_traceability/_language_parsers/cpp/01_cpp_class_function_declaration/test.itest b/...urce_code_traceability/_language_parsers/cpp/01_cpp_class_function_declaration/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, scope=file)
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
 
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc

diff --git a/...ability/_language_parsers/cpp/02_cpp_class_function_declaration_and_definition/test.itest b/...ability/_language_parsers/cpp/02_cpp_class_function_declaration_and_definition/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/.../source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/cpp/03_cpp_overloaded_constructors/test.itest b/.../source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/cpp/03_cpp_overloaded_constructors/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-146, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...ion/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/01_python_range/test.itest b/...ion/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/01_python_range/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-147, SDOC-SRS-138, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/.../features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/02_python_function/test.itest b/.../features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/02_python_function/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-147, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...s/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/03_python_forward_function/test.itest b/...s/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/03_python_forward_function/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-147, SDOC-SRS-145, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/04_python_forward_function_in_class/test.itest b/...code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/04_python_forward_function_in_class/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-147, SDOC-SRS-145, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...ion/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/05_python_class/test.itest b/...ion/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/05_python_class/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-147, SDOC-SRS-140, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...tion/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/06_python_file/test.itest b/...tion/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/06_python_file/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-147, SDOC-SRS-139, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T
 | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc

diff --git a/...ource_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/07_python_functions_decorated/test.itest b/...ource_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/07_python_functions_decorated/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-147, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...on/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/08_python_nested/test.itest b/...on/features/source_code_traceability/_language_parsers/python/08_python_nested/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-147, SDOC-SRS-137, scope=file)
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc
 

diff --git a/...n/features/source_code_traceability/_parsing_source_files/20_skip_invalid_utf8/test.itest b/...n/features/source_code_traceability/_parsing_source_files/20_skip_invalid_utf8/test.itest
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 # @relation(SDOC-SRS-33, scope=file)
 #
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 # invalid_file.* was created with echo "00 08 00 00" | xxd -r -p > file.bin
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 CHECK: warning: Skip tracing binary file {{.*}}invalid_file.bin

diff --git a/...ntegration/features/source_code_traceability/_source_nodes/01_feature_disabled/test.itest b/...ntegration/features/source_code_traceability/_source_nodes/01_feature_disabled/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s
 
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc

diff --git a/...n/features/source_code_traceability/_source_nodes/02_function_with_source_node/test.itest b/...n/features/source_code_traceability/_source_nodes/02_function_with_source_node/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s
 
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc

diff --git a/...es/source_code_traceability/_source_nodes/03_cpp_test_function_with_macro_name/test.itest b/...es/source_code_traceability/_source_nodes/03_cpp_test_function_with_macro_name/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s
 
 CHECK: Published: Hello world doc

diff --git a/...ode_traceability/_source_nodes/10_auto_uid_does_not_generate_automatic_content/test.itest b/...ode_traceability/_source_nodes/10_auto_uid_does_not_generate_automatic_content/test.itest
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # specifications is not written back to file system when auto-uid command
 # is executed.
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: cp -r %S/* ./
 RUN: %strictdoc manage auto-uid .
 

diff --git a/...eatures/test_reports/junit_xml/_common/01_autogen_docs_are_not_written_to_disk/test.itest b/...eatures/test_reports/junit_xml/_common/01_autogen_docs_are_not_written_to_disk/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: cp -r %S/* ./
 RUN: %strictdoc manage auto-uid .
 

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/01_passed_test/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/01_passed_test/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 
 # Ensure that the test report document is generated.

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/02_failed_test/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/02_failed_test/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 
 # Ensure that the test report document is generated.

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/03_skipped_test/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/03_skipped_test/test.itest
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 
 # Ensure that the test report document is generated.

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/04_multiple_tests/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/04_multiple_tests/test.itest
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # This test mainly verifies that the test results are resolved for multiple test
 # cases and multiple files.
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 
 # Ensure that the test report document is generated.

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/05_user_example/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/ctest/05_user_example/test.itest
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # This test mainly verifies that the test results are resolved for multiple test
 # cases and multiple files.
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 
 # Ensure that the test report document is generated.

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/gtest/05_user_example/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/gtest/05_user_example/test.itest
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # This test mainly verifies that the test results are resolved for multiple test
 # cases and multiple files.
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 
 # Ensure that the test report document is generated.

diff --git a/...tion/features/test_reports/junit_xml/gtest/06_user_example_still_does_not_work/test.itest b/...tion/features/test_reports/junit_xml/gtest/06_user_example_still_does_not_work/test.itest
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # This test mainly verifies that the test results are resolved for multiple test
 # cases and multiple files.
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail
 
 # Ensure that the test report document is generated.

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/pytest/01_minimal_document/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/pytest/01_minimal_document/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # FIXME: Migrate this test to %T.
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 RUN: cd %S && PYTHONPATH=$(pwd) pytest tests/ --junit-xml=%T/tests_unit.pytest.junit.xml --rootdir=%S
 RUN: mkdir -p reports/ && cp %T/tests_unit.pytest.junit.xml reports/tests_unit.pytest.junit.xml
 RUN: %strictdoc export %S --output-dir %T | filecheck %s --dump-input=fail

diff --git a/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/pytest/02_failed_test/test.itest b/tests/integration/features/test_reports/junit_xml/pytest/02_failed_test/test.itest
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # FIXME: Migrate this test to %T.
 
-REQUIRES: PYTHON_39_OR_HIGHER
-
 # Failing test will exit with a non-zero code. Use "true" to make LIT continue running.
 RUN: cd %S && PYTHONPATH=$(pwd) pytest tests/ --junit-xml=%T/tests_unit.pytest.junit.xml --rootdir=%S ; true
 RUN: mkdir -p reports/ && cp %T/tests_unit.pytest.junit.xml reports/tests_unit.pytest.junit.xml