Drop python 3.8 and 3.9 support (#1770)

Drops python 3.8 and 3.9 support for the next major version. Removes
specific code and version constraints for those versions.

Author: pierrecamilleri

.github/workflows/general.yaml

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - next
     tags:
       - v*.*.*
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+      - next
   # schedule:
   # - cron: "0 3 * * *"
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -30,8 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Prepare environment
-        # https://github.com/pypa/hatch/issues/2193
-        run: pip3 install hatch 'virtualenv<21'
+        run: pip3 install hatch
       - name: Prepare variables
         run: cp .env.example .env
       - name: Prepare secrets
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
   # Deploy
 
   deploy:
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository

docs/getting-started.md

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Let's get started with Frictionless! We will learn how to install and use the fr
 
 ## Installation
 
-> The framework requires Python3.8+. Versioning follows the [SemVer Standard](https://semver.org/).
+> The framework requires Python3.10+. Versioning follows the [SemVer 
+  Standard](https://semver.org/).
 
 ```bash tabs=CLI
 pip install frictionless

frictionless/conftest.py

@@ -8,17 +8,6 @@
 # TODO: stop using the Bugs section in the tests and split them among themed categories?
 
 
-# Cleanups
-
-try:
-    # For python 3.8 only, that does not support pytest_cov v7
-    from pytest_cov.embed import cleanup_on_sigterm  # type: ignore
-
-    cleanup_on_sigterm()
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
-
 # Fixtures
 
 

frictionless/formats/csv/__spec__/test_parser.py

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import Detector, Dialect, formats, platform
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ def test_csv_parser_buffer():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_csv_parser_remote():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.csv") as resource:
         assert resource.header == ["id", "name"]

frictionless/formats/json/parsers/__spec__/test_json.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-import sys
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ def test_json_parser_from_buffer_keyed():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_json_parser_from_remote():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.json") as resource:
         assert resource.header == ["id", "name"]
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ def test_json_parser_from_remote():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_json_parser_from_remote_keyed():
     with TableResource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.keyed.json") as resource:
         assert resource.dialect.to_descriptor() == {"json": {"keyed": True}}

frictionless/formats/zip/__spec__/test_adapter.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import sys
 import zipfile
 
 import pytest
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ def test_zip_adapter_to_zip_resource_path(tmpdir):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_zip_adapter_to_zip_resource_remote_path(tmpdir):
     path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "package.zip")
     source = Package(resources=[Resource(path=BASEURL % "data/table.csv")])

frictionless/package/__spec__/test_general.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 import textwrap
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from importlib import import_module
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ def test_package_from_path_error_bad_json_not_dict():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_from_path_remote():
     package = Package.from_descriptor(BASEURL % "data/package.json")
     assert package.basepath == BASEURL % "data"
@@ -316,7 +314,6 @@ def test_package_validation_duplicate_resource_names_issue_942():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_remote_scheme_regression_for_resources_issue_1388():
     package = Package.from_descriptor(
         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fdtester/test-write-package-with-dialect/main/datapackage.json"
@@ -326,7 +323,6 @@ def test_package_remote_scheme_regression_for_resources_issue_1388():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_remote_windows_1505():
     url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/transparencia-mg/datapackage-reprex/foreign-key-constraint/datapackage.json"
     package = Package(url)

frictionless/package/__spec__/test_profile.py

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 import yaml
 
@@ -9,7 +7,6 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_profiles_invalid_local():
     profile = "data/profiles/camtrap.json"
     resource = Resource(name="table", path="data/table.csv")
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@ def test_package_profiles_invalid_local():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_profiles_invalid_local_from_descriptor():
     profile = "data/profiles/camtrap.json"
     resource = Resource(name="table", path="data/table.csv")
@@ -84,7 +80,6 @@ def test_package_profile_type(profile):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_profiles_from_descriptor_standards_v1():
     profile = "data/profiles/camtrap.json"
     resource = Resource(name="table", path="data/table.csv")
@@ -114,8 +109,7 @@ def test_package_profiles_to_descriptor_standards_v1():
 
 
 def test_package_preserver_profile_issue_1480():
-    descriptor = yaml.safe_load(
-        """
+    descriptor = yaml.safe_load("""
     profile: tabular-data-package
     resources:
       -
@@ -126,16 +120,14 @@ def test_package_preserver_profile_issue_1480():
         mediatype: text/csv
         encoding: utf-8
         schema: schema.json
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     package = Package(descriptor)
     assert package.profile == "tabular-data-package"
     assert package.get_resource("some-table").profile == "tabular-data-resource"
 
 
 def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_issue_1484():
-    descriptor = yaml.safe_load(
-        """
+    descriptor = yaml.safe_load("""
     profile: tabular-data-package
     resources:
       -
@@ -145,8 +137,7 @@ def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_issue_1484():
         mediatype: text/csv
         encoding: utf-8
         schema: schema.json
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     report = Package.validate_descriptor(descriptor)
     assert report.flatten(["type", "note"]) == [
         [
@@ -157,8 +148,7 @@ def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_issue_1484():
 
 
 def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_schema_issue_1484():
-    descriptor = yaml.safe_load(
-        """
+    descriptor = yaml.safe_load("""
     profile: tabular-data-package
     resources:
       -
@@ -168,8 +158,7 @@ def test_package_profile_tabular_requirements_schema_issue_1484():
         format: csv
         mediatype: text/csv
         encoding: utf-8
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     report = Package.validate_descriptor(descriptor)
     assert report.flatten(["type", "note"]) == [
         [

frictionless/package/__spec__/test_security.py

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import FrictionlessException, Package, Resource, platform, system
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ def test_package_external_profile_invalid_local_from_descriptor_unsafe():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 def test_package_external_profile_invalid_local_from_descriptor_unsafe_trusted():
     profile = "data/../data/profiles/camtrap.json"
     resource = Resource(name="table", path="data/table.csv")

frictionless/resource/__spec__/test_dereference.py

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 from frictionless import Resource, platform
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ def test_resource_dialect_schema_from_path():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="pytest-vcr bug in Python3.8/9")
 @pytest.mark.skipif(platform.type == "windows", reason="Fix on Windows")
 def test_resource_dialect_schema_from_path_remote():
     resource = Resource(BASEURL % "data/resource-with-dereferencing.json")