Drop Python 3.8 support and bump changelog

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ jobs:
             toxenv: 'py310'
           - version: '3.9'
             toxenv: 'py39'
-          - version: '3.8'
-            toxenv: 'py38'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [8.0.0] - 2024-09-04
 ### Changed
 - Updated to simpler typing syntax for optional arguments and iterable types using `pyupgrade`
 - Reformatted files constrained to Python 3.8+ syntax using `black`
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Removed
 - apiron no longer supports Python 3.7, which reached end of life on 2023-06-27
+- apiron no longer supports Python 3.8, which reaches end of life on 2024-10-31
 
 ## [7.1.0-post.3] - 2023-06-20
 ### Fixed

docs/docs-meta.rst

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Use your favorite method to create a virtual environment and install the package
 .. code-block:: shell
 
     $ cd /path/to/apiron/
-    $ pyenv virtualenv 3.8.0 apiron  # pick your favorite virtual environment tool
+    $ pyenv virtualenv 3.9.0 apiron  # pick your favorite virtual environment tool
     $ pyenv local apiron
     (apiron) $ pip install -e .[docs]
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
-target-version = ['py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py311', 'py312']
+target-version = ['py39', 'py310', 'py311', 'py312']

setup.cfg

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ classifiers =
     Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP
     Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
     Programming Language :: Python
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ docs =
 ######################
 
 [mypy]
-python_version = 3.8
+python_version = 3.9
 warn_unused_configs = True
 show_error_context = True
 pretty = True
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ addopts = -ra --strict-markers --cov
 xfail_strict = True
 
 [tox:tox]
-envlist = py38,py39,py310,py311,py312
+envlist = py39,py310,py311,py312
 isolated_build = True
 
 [testenv]