Drop Python 3.8 support.

Author: junkmd

.github/workflows/autofmt.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: Set up Python
             uses: actions/setup-python@v5
             with:
-              python-version: 3.8
+              python-version: 3.9
           - name: Install ruff
             run: pip install ruff==0.6.9
           - name: Check format

.github/workflows/autotest.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
         architecture: ['x86', 'x64']
         support: ['with 3rd parties', 'without 3rd parties']
     steps:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-2025, windows-2022]
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
         architecture: ['x86', 'x64']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

README.md

@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 
 `comtypes` allows you to define, call, and implement custom and dispatch-based COM interfaces in pure Python.
 
-`comtypes` requires Windows and Python 3.8 or later.
+`comtypes` requires Windows and Python 3.9 or later.
+- Version [1.4.12](https://pypi.org/project/comtypes/1.4.12/) is the last version to support Python 3.8.
 - Version <= [1.4.7](https://pypi.org/project/comtypes/1.4.7/) does not work with Python 3.13 as reported in [GH-618](https://github.com/enthought/comtypes/issues/618). Version [1.4.8](https://pypi.org/project/comtypes/1.4.8/) can work with Python 3.13.
 - Version [1.4.6](https://pypi.org/project/comtypes/1.4.6/) is the last version to support Python 3.7.
 - Version [1.2.1](https://pypi.org/project/comtypes/1.2.1/) is the last version to support Python 2.7 and 3.3–3.6.
-- `comtypes` does not work with Python 3.8.1 as reported in [GH-202](https://github.com/enthought/comtypes/issues/202). This bug has been fixed in Python >= 3.8.2.
 - Certain `comtypes` functions may not work correctly in Python 3.8 and 3.9 as reported in [GH-212](https://github.com/enthought/comtypes/issues/212). This bug has been fixed in Python >= 3.10.10 and >= 3.11.2.
 
 ## Installation

comtypes/test/test_excel.py

@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ def test(self):
 
 @unittest.skipIf(IMPORT_FAILED, "This depends on Excel.")
 @unittest.skipIf(
-    sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 8)
-    or sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 9)
+    sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 9)
     or (sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 10) and sys.version_info < (3, 10, 10))
     or (sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 11) and sys.version_info < (3, 11, 2)),
     f"This fails in {PY_VER}. See https://github.com/enthought/comtypes/issues/212",

setup.cfg

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ classifiers =
 	Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 
 packages =
 	comtypes