drop support for Python 3.8 (for latest pyproject.toml syntax requirements)

Author: newville

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        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"]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 

CHANGES.rst

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Adds:
 - Adjusts the Sphinx configuration to allow for reproducible builds using
   ``SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH``.
 - Mark Python 3.13 and 3.14 as officially supported.
+- Drop support for Python 3.8
 
 Deprecates:
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Deprecates:
    `numpy documentation <https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.matrix.html>`_
    usage of the `np.matrix` class is no longer recommended.
 
+
 3.2.3   2025-April-18
 -----------------------
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",