build: bump minimum supported python to 3.9

Reference: https://devguide.python.org/versions/

Author: cas--

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-2022
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.7", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Removed
+
+- Dropped support for Python 3.8 or older. (Requires Python >= 3.9)
+
 ### GTK UI
 
 #### Fixed

DEPENDS.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ All modules will require the [common](#common) section dependencies.
 
 ## Prerequisite
 
-- [Python] _>= 3.6_
+- [Python] _>= 3.9_
 
 ## Build
 

requirements-tests.txt

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ pytest-cov
 mock
 pre-commit
 pylint
-asyncmock; python_version <= '3.7'

requirements.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ rencode
 pyopenssl
 pyxdg
 pillow
-pillow<=9; python_version=="3.7"
 mako
 setuptools
 chardet

setup.py

@@ -587,17 +587,14 @@ def run(self):
         'Environment :: X11 Applications :: GTK',
         'Framework :: Twisted',
         'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',
-        (
-            'License :: OSI Approved :: '
-            'GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)'
-        ),
+        ('License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)'),
         'Programming Language :: Python',
         'Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X',
         'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
         'Operating System :: POSIX',
         'Topic :: Internet',
     ],
-    python_requires='>=3.6',
+    python_requires='>=3.9',
     license='GPLv3+',
     cmdclass=cmdclass,
     setup_requires=setup_requires,