drop Python 3.8

.github/workflows/checkpr.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13.0-beta.3"]
+        python-version: [3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13.0-rc.3"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13.0-beta.3"]
+        python-version: [3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13.0-rc.3"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If you're adding or amending rtcm payload definitions or configuration database
 ## Coding conventions
 
 * This is open source software. Code should be as simple and transparent as possible. Favour clarity over brevity.
-* The code should be compatible with Python >=3.8.
+* The code should be compatible with Python >=3.9.
 * The core code should be as generic and reusable as possible. We endeavour to limit the amount of processing dedicated to specific rtcm message types, though this is sometimes unavoidable.
 * Avoid external library dependencies unless there's a compelling reason not to.
 * We use and recommend [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with the [Python Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python) for development and testing.

README.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Contributions welcome - please refer to [CONTRIBUTING.MD](https://github.com/sem
 [![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pyrtcm.svg?style=flat)](https://pypi.org/project/pyrtcm/)
 ![PyPI downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/pyrtcm.svg?style=flat)
 
-`pyrtcm` is compatible with Python 3.8 - 3.13 and has no third-party library dependencies.
+`pyrtcm` is compatible with Python 3.9 - 3.13 and has no third-party library dependencies.
 
 In the following, `python3` & `pip` refer to the Python 3 executables. You may need to substitute `python` for `python3`, depending on your particular environment (*on Windows it's generally `python`*).
 

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CHANGES:
 
 1. Sphinx documentation and docstrings enhanced to include global constants and decodes.
 1. `socket_stream.SocketStream` class renamed to `socket_wrapper.SocketWrapper` class for clarity.
+1. Drop active support for Python 3.8 - now End of Life as at October 2024.
 
 ### RELEASE 1.1.1
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ description = "RTCM3 protocol parser"
 version = "1.1.2"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -55,10 +54,10 @@ test = [
 ]
 
 [tool.black]
-target-version = ['py38']
+target-version = ['py39']
 
 [tool.isort]
-py_version = 38
+py_version = 39
 profile = "black"
 
 [tool.bandit]
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ skips = []
 jobs = 0
 reports = "y"
 recursive = "y"
-py-version = "3.8"
+py-version = "3.9"
 fail-under = "9.8"
 fail-on = "E,F"
 clear-cache-post-run = "y"