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feat!: drop support for Python 3.8 #16592

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feat!: drop support for Python 3.8
chalmerlowe Apr 9, 2026
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chore: updates readme.rst file to remove refs to 3.7
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Update packages/google-cloud-storage/README.rst
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Expand Up @@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ Supported Python Versions
Our client libraries are compatible with all current `active`_ and `maintenance`_ versions of
Python.

Python >= 3.7
Python >= 3.8
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Shouldn't this be 3.9, given the title of the PR? Line 95 should also be edited.

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Python >= 3.8
Python >= 3.9


.. _active: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#in-development-main-branch
.. _maintenance: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#maintenance-branches

Unsupported Python Versions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Python <= 3.6
Python <= 3.8

If you are using an `end-of-life`_
version of Python, we recommend that you update as soon as possible to an actively supported version.
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