Drop support for Python 3.8

Author: WhyNotHugo

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-22.04 ]
-        python: [ '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12' ]
+        python: [ '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12' ]
         variant: [ "py", "py-images" ]
         include:
           - os: macOS-12

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ repos:
     rev: v1.6.0
     hooks:
       - id: vermin
-        args: ['-t=3.8-', '--violations']
+        args: ['-t=3.9-', '--violations']

README.rst

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ python-barcode
 There are no external dependencies when generating SVG files.
 Pillow is required for generating images (e.g.: PNGs).
 
-Support Python 3.8 to 3.12.
+Support Python 3.9 to 3.12.
 
 .. image:: example-ean13.png
   :target: https://github.com/WhyNotHugo/python-barcode

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 v0.16.0
 ~~~~~~~
 
-* **Breaking** Drop support for Python 3.7.
+* **Breaking** Drop support for Python 3.7 and 3.8.
 * Make image DPI configurable.
 * Fixed inconsistent checksum calculation when calculating the checksum
   multiple times for EAN barcodes.

pyproject.toml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ select = [
     "PLE",
     "RUF",
 ]
-target-version = "py38"
+target-version = "py39"
 
 [tool.ruff.isort]
 force-single-line = true

setup.py

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         "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",