Bump the pip-dependencies group with 2 updates (#367)

* Bump the pip-dependencies group with 2 updates

Bumps the pip-dependencies group with 2 updates: [readme-renderer](https://github.com/pypa/readme_renderer) and [setuptools](https://github.com/pypa/setuptools).


Updates `readme-renderer` from 43.0 to 44.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/pypa/readme_renderer/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/pypa/readme_renderer/blob/main/CHANGES.rst)
- [Commits](pypa/readme_renderer@43.0...44.0)

Updates `setuptools` from 70.1.1 to 70.2.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/main/NEWS.rst)
- [Commits](pypa/setuptools@v70.1.1...v70.2.0)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: readme-renderer
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
  dependency-group: pip-dependencies
- dependency-name: setuptools
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: pip-dependencies
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

* Drop testing against Python 3.8

Should still work with this version, as runtime requirements do not change.

Signed-off-by: Chad Wilson <chadw@thoughtworks.com>

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Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>
Signed-off-by: Chad Wilson <chadw@thoughtworks.com>
Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Chad Wilson <chadw@thoughtworks.com>

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.12]
+        python-version: [3.9, 3.12]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.12]
+        python-version: [3.9, 3.12]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.12]
+        python-version: [3.9, 3.12]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ If you need help in getting started with contribution, feel free to reach out on
 Ex:
 ```diff
      "id": "python",
--    "version": "0.4.0",
-+    "version": "0.4.1",
+-    "version": "0.5.0",
++    "version": "0.5.1",
 ```

requirements.txt

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ bleach==6.1.0
 certifi==2024.7.4
 charset-normalizer==3.3.2
 debugpy==1.8.2
-docutils==0.20.1
-grpcio==1.62.2
-grpcio-tools==1.62.2
+docutils==0.21.2
+grpcio==1.64.1
+grpcio-tools==1.64.1
 idna==3.7
 importlib-metadata==8.0.0
 jaraco.classes==3.4.0
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ markdown-it-py==3.0.0
 mdurl==0.1.2
 more-itertools==10.3.0
 pkginfo>=1.8.1
-protobuf==4.25.3
+protobuf==5.27.2
 pyfakefs==5.5.0
 Pygments==2.18.0
-readme-renderer==43.0
+readme-renderer==44.0
 redbaron==0.9.2
 requests==2.32.3
 requests-toolbelt==1.0.0
 rfc3986==2.0.0
 rich==13.7.1
 rply==0.7.8
-setuptools==70.1.1
+setuptools==70.2.0
 six==1.16.0
 twine==5.1.1
 urllib3==2.2.2