Remove support for Python 3.8

Its EOL was Oct 2024

https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-8-is-now-officially-eol/66983

Author: ulgens

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ jobs:
 
         # Only test pre-release dependencies for the latest Python.
         include:
-          # Django 4.2 and python 3.8 with latest redis
-          - django-version: '4.2'
-            redis-version: 'latest'
-            python-version: '3.8'
-
           # Django 4.2 and python 3.9 with latest redis
           - django-version: '4.2'
             redis-version: 'latest'

.github/workflows/release.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: |

.ruff.toml

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ lint.ignore = [
 
 fix = true
 
-target-version = "py38"
+target-version = "py39"
 
 [lint.flake8-tidy-imports]
 ## Disallow all relative imports.

README.rst

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Why use django-redis?
 Requirements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-- `Python`_ 3.8+
+- `Python`_ 3.9+
 - `Django`_ 4.2+
 - `redis-py`_ 4.0.2+
 - `Redis server`_ 2.8+

setup.cfg

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ classifiers =
     Programming Language :: Python
     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 :: Utilities
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 packages =
     django_redis
     django_redis.client
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ envlist =
     ruff
     mypy
     # tests against released versions
-    py{38,39}-dj{42}-redislatest
+    py39-dj{42}-redislatest
     py{310,311,312}-dj{42,50,51,52}-redislatest
     py313-dj{51,52}-redislatest
     # tests against unreleased versions
@@ -69,8 +68,7 @@ envlist =
 
 [gh-actions]
 python =
-    3.8: py38, black, ruff, mypy
-    3.9: py39
+    3.9: py39, black, ruff, mypy
     3.10: py310
     3.11: py311
     3.12: py312
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ deps =
 basepython = python3
 envdir={toxworkdir}/lint
 commands =
-    black: black --target-version py38 {posargs:--check --diff} setup.py django_redis/ tests/
+    black: black --target-version py39 {posargs:--check --diff} setup.py django_redis/ tests/
     ruff: ruff {posargs:check --show-fixes} django_redis/ tests/
     mypy: mypy {posargs:--cobertura-xml-report .} django_redis tests
 deps =