Set minimum Python 3.9, move project metadata to pyproject.toml

Author: mwtoews

.github/actions/test/action.yml

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ runs:
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.pyshp_repo_directory }}
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -r requirements.test.txt
+        pip install -e .[test]
 
     - name: Pytest
       shell: bash

README.md

@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ Both the Esri and XBase file-formats are very simple in design and memory
 efficient which is part of the reason the shapefile format remains popular
 despite the numerous ways to store and exchange GIS data available today.
 
-Pyshp is compatible with Python 2.7-3.x.
-
 This document provides examples for using PyShp to read and write shapefiles. However
 many more examples are continually added to the blog [http://GeospatialPython.com](http://GeospatialPython.com),
 and by searching for PyShp on [https://gis.stackexchange.com](https://gis.stackexchange.com).

pyproject.toml

@@ -2,6 +2,40 @@
 requires = ["setuptools"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
+[project]
+name = "pyshp"
+authors = [
+    {name = "Joel Lawhead", email = "jlawhead@geospatialpython.com"},
+]
+maintainers = [
+    {name = "Karim Bahgat", email = "karim.bahgat.norway@gmail.com"}
+]
+readme = "README.md"
+keywords = ["gis", "geospatial", "geographic", "shapefile", "shapefiles"]
+description = "Pure Python read/write support for ESRI Shapefile format"
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE.TXT"]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    "Programming Language :: Python",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: GIS",
+    "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries",
+    "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+test = ["pytest"]
+
+[project.urls]
+Repository = "https://github.com/GeospatialPython/pyshp"
+
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {attr = "shapefile.__version__"}
+
 [tool.ruff]
 # Exclude a variety of commonly ignored directories.
 exclude = [
@@ -84,4 +118,4 @@ load-plugins=[
 per-file-ignores = """
     shapefile.py:W0212
     test_shapefile.py:W0212
-"""
+"""