build: drop support for Python 3.8 and require Python 3.9 or higher

Author: scito

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # 3.x is used to run code coverage
-        python-version: ["3.x", "3.13", "3.12", "3.11", "3.10", "3.9", "3.8"]
+        python-version: ["3.x", "3.13", "3.12", "3.11", "3.10", "3.9"]
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, macos-13]
         # exclude:
 

README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ![coverage](https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-95%25-brightgreen)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/scito/extract_otp_secrets)](https://github.com/scito/extract_otp_secrets/blob/master/LICENSE)
 [![GitHub release (latest SemVer)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/scito/extract_otp_secrets?sort=semver)](https://github.com/scito/extract_otp_secrets/releases/latest)  
-![python versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8%20%7C%203.9%20%7C%203.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12%20%7C%203.13-blue)
+![python versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.9%20%7C%203.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12%20%7C%203.13-blue)
 [![Docker image](https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-image-blue)](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/scit0/extract_otp_secrets/general)
 [![Linux](https://img.shields.io/badge/os-linux-yellow)](https://github.com/scito/extract_otp_secrets/releases/latest)
 [![Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/os-windows-yellow)](https://github.com/scito/extract_otp_secrets/releases/latest)
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ python extract_otp_secrets.py = < example_export.png</pre>
     * macOS
     * Windows
 * Uses UTF-8 on all platforms
-* Supports Python >= 3.8
+* Supports Python >= 3.9
 * Installation of shared system libraries is optional (🆕 since v2.3)
 * Provides a debug mode (-d) for analyzing import problems
 * Written in modern Python using type hints and following best practices

pyproject.toml

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Utilities",
     "Topic :: Security",
     "Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: Capture :: Digital Camera",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ license = {text = "GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)"}
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "scito", email = "info@scito.ch"}]
 maintainers = [{name = "scito", email = "info@scito.ch"}]
-requires-python = ">=3.8, <4"
+requires-python = ">=3.9, <4"
 scripts = {extract_otp_secrets = "extract_otp_secrets:sys_main"}
 urls = {Project-URL = "https://github.com/scito/extract_otp_secrets", Bug-Reports = "https://github.com/scito/extract_otp_secrets/issues", Source = "https://github.com/scito/extract_otp_secrets"}