python3.8 support drop

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
+        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
+        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
+        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
+        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ jobs:
       image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8.8
     steps:
       - name: Install Python dependencies
-        run: dnf -y install python38 python38-setuptools
+        run: dnf -y install python39 python39-setuptools
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/egg

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: release
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
+        python-version: [3.9, '3.10', 3.11, 3.12, 3.13]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:

contrib/scripts/avocado-fetch-eggs.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def get_avocado_egg_url(avocado_version=None, python_version=None):
 
 def main():
     configure_logging_settings()
-    for version in ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]:
+    for version in ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]:
         url = get_avocado_egg_url(python_version=version)
         try:
             asset = Asset(url, cache_dirs=CACHE_DIRS)

docs/source/guides/user/chapters/installing.rst

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Installing from PyPI
 --------------------
 
 The simplest installation method is through ``pip``.  On most POSIX systems
-with Python 3.8 (or later) and ``pip`` available, installation can be performed
+with Python 3.9 (or later) and ``pip`` available, installation can be performed
 with a single command::
 
   $ pip3 install --user avocado-framework

optional_plugins/robot/setup.py

@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ def get_long_description():
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
         f"avocado-framework=={VERSION}",
-        "robotframework>=4.1, <=6.1.1; python_version < '3.8'",
-        "robotframework>=4.1, <7.0; python_version >= '3.8'",
+        "robotframework>=4.1, <7.0; python_version >= '3.9'",
     ],
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [

setup.py

@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ def run(self):
             "Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance",
             "Topic :: Software Development :: Testing",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
             "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ def run(self):
             ],
         },
         zip_safe=False,
-        python_requires=">=3.8",
+        python_requires=">=3.9",
         cmdclass={
             "clean": Clean,
             "develop": Develop,