change: Dropped support for Python 3.8 (but should still work)

Author: defnull

.github/workflows/run_tests.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 6
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ Release 0.14 (in development)
 
 .. rubric:: Removed APIs
 
-* Dropped support for Python 2 and removed workarounds or helpers that only make sense in a Python 2/3 dual codebase.
+* Dropped support for Python 2 (EOL: 2020-01-01) and removed workarounds or helpers that only make sense in a Python 2/3 dual codebase.
+* Dropped support for Python 3.8 (EOL: 2024-10-07).
 * Removed the ``RouteReset`` exception and associated logic.
 * Removed the `bottle.py` console script entrypoint in favour of the new `bottle` script. You can still execute `bottle.py` directly or via `python -m bottle`. The only change is that the command installed by pip or similar tools into the bin/Scripts folder of the (virtual) environment is now called `bottle` to avoid circular import errors.
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ Release 0.14 (in development)
 
 .. rubric:: New features
 
-* ``bottle.HTTPError`` raised on Invalid JSON now include the underlying exception in the ``exception`` field.
+* ``bottle.HTTPError`` raised on invalid JSON now include the underlying exception in the ``exception`` field.
 
 
 Release 0.13

docs/index.rst

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ If you are in the unfortunate position to have to rely on "dead snakes" for prod
      - >=3.8 [2]_
    * - 0.14 (planned)
      - *dropped*
-     - >=3.8
+     - >=3.9 [2]_
 
 
 
@@ -134,5 +134,4 @@ the unmodified library. In all other cases please ask first.
 .. rubric:: Footnotes
 
 .. [1] Usage of the template or server adapter classes requires the corresponding template or server modules.
-.. [2] Bottle 0.13 technically still works with Python 3.6 and 3.7 but is not tested with those versions.
-
+.. [2] Bottle often still works with recently discontinued Python 3.x versions. We will not intentionally break compatibility, but also no longer test against those versions. Use at your own risk.

pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 [project]
 name = "bottle"
 dynamic = ["version"]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 description = "Fast and simple WSGI-framework for small web-applications."
 readme = "README.rst"