Drop python 3.8

README.rst

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Dependency versions:
 
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Or use PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.9 (Or use PyPy3)  |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.14              |
 +----------+------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.es.rst

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ El módulo surfarray necesita el paquete python numpy, para sus matrices numéri
 Versiones de dependencia:
 
 +----------+-----------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Ou utiliser PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.9 (Ou utiliser PyPy3)  |
 +----------+-----------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.14                   |
 +----------+-----------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.fa.rst

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Dependencies (وابستگی ها)
 مشاهده کنید.
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Or use PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.9 (Or use PyPy3)  |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.14              |
 +----------+------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.fr.rst

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ multidimensionnels.
 Versions des dépendances:
 
 +----------+-----------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Ou utiliser PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.9 (Ou utiliser PyPy3)  |
 +----------+-----------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.14                   |
 +----------+-----------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.it.rst

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Le versioni dei requisiti:
 
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Or use PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.9 (Or use PyPy3)  |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.14              |
 +----------+------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.ja.rst

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ gfxdraw には SDL_gfx の埋め込みバージョンが含まれています。
 依存バージョン:
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Or use PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.9 (Or use PyPy3)  |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.14              |
 +----------+------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.ru.rst

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ SDL_rotozoom, а gfxdraw имеет встроенную версию SDL_gfx.
 
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.8 (Or use PyPy3)  |
+| CPython  | >= 3.9 (Or use PyPy3)  |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.14              |
 +----------+------------------------+

docs/readmes/README.zh-cn.rst

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pygame显然依赖于SDL和Python。此外pygame还嵌入了几个较小的库
 
 
 +----------+------------------------+
-| CPython  | >= 3.8 （或 PyPy3）    |
+| CPython  | >= 3.9 （或 PyPy3）    |
 +----------+------------------------+
 | SDL      | >= 2.0.14              |
 +----------+------------------------+

pyproject.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "pygame-ce"
 version = "2.5.3.dev1"
 description = "Python Game Development"
 readme = "README.rst" # for long description
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = {text = "LGPL v2.1"}
 authors = [{name = "A community project"}]
 classifiers = [
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Cython",
     "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",
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ install = ['--tags=runtime,python-runtime,pg-tag']
 # dependencies. Here is where uv comes into the picture. It is an "installer" like pip,
 # but faster. It has been observed to save a couple of minutes of CI time.
 build-frontend = "build[uv]"
-build = "cp3{8,9,10,11,12,13}-* pp3{8,9,10}-*"
+build = "cp3{9,10,11,12,13}-* pp3{9,10}-*"
 skip = "*-musllinux_*"
 # build[uv] is verbose by default, so below flag is not needed here
 # build-verbosity = 3

setup.cfg

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox:tox]
-envlist = py{38,39,310,311,312,313}
+envlist = py{39,310,311,312,313}
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 skipsdist = True
 

setup.py

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
         "Programming Language :: Cython",
         "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",
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@
         "Operating System :: MacOS",
         "Typing :: Typed"
     ],
-    "python_requires": '>=3.8',
+    "python_requires": '>=3.9',
 }
 
 import re
@@ -156,11 +155,11 @@ def compilation_help():
     print('---\n')
 
 
-if not hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+if not hasattr(sys, 'version_info') or sys.version_info < (3, 9):
     compilation_help()
-    raise SystemExit("Pygame-ce requires Python3 version 3.8 or above.")
+    raise SystemExit("Pygame-ce requires Python3 version 3.9 or above.")
 if IS_PYPY and sys.pypy_version_info < (7,):
-    raise SystemExit("Pygame-ce requires PyPy version 7.0.0 above, compatible with CPython >= 3.8")
+    raise SystemExit("Pygame-ce requires PyPy version 7.0.0 above, compatible with CPython >= 3.9")
 
 
 def consume_arg(name):