DEP: drop support for EOL Python 3.8 and (soon-to-be-EOL) 3.9, require 3.10 or newer, add explicit support for 3.14

Author: neutrinoceros

.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         set -x
         if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
-          CIBW_SKIP="cp3{8,9,10,11}-* *musllinux*"
+          CIBW_SKIP="cp3{10,11}-* *musllinux*"
         else
-          CIBW_SKIP="cp38-* cp3{8,9,10,11}-*_aarch64"
+          CIBW_SKIP="cp3{10,11}-*_aarch64"
         fi
         echo "CIBW_SKIP=$CIBW_SKIP" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         set +x

pyproject.toml

@@ -15,18 +15,17 @@ classifiers = [
     'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
     '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',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13',
+    'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14',
     'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering',
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "numpy>1.13.3",
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
@@ -110,10 +109,10 @@ skip = [
     "*musllinux_aarch64*",
 ]
 
-# Emulated testing is slow, so trust that the Python 3.12 test is good enough on aarch64
+# Emulated testing is slow, so trust that the Python 3.14 test is good enough on aarch64
 # (takes about 5 minutes per wheel to build, and 5 minutes to test)
 test-skip = [
-    "cp3{8,9,10,11}-*_aarch64",
+    "cp3{10,11,12,13}-*_aarch64",
 ]
 test-groups = "dev"
 test-command = [