Drop python 3.9 support (#336)

* Drop python 3.9 support

* Update python in ci workflows

Author: sovrasov

.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         with:
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install 'src/python/.[tests,ovms]'
       - name: Run python unit tests

.github/workflows/test_precommit.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.10"
           cache: pip
       - name: Create and start a virtual environment
         run: |
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.10"
           cache: pip
       - name: Create and start a virtual environment
         shell: bash
@@ -135,10 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04]
-        python-version: [3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
-        exclude:
-          - os: ubuntu-24.04
-            python-version: "3.9"
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.13"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Set up docker for macOS

src/python/pyproject.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "openvino_model_api"
 version = "0.3.0.3"
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 authors = [
   {name = "Intel(R) Corporation"},
 ]
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ description = "Model API: model wrappers and pipelines for inference with OpenVI
 readme = "README.md"
 classifiers = [
   "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9"
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10"
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "numpy>=1.16.6",