Remove support of python 3.8

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: [3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
         include:
-          - python-version: 3.8
-            tox-py: py38
           - python-version: 3.9
             tox-py: py39
           - python-version: "3.10"
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
         fail-fast: false
         matrix:
-          python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
+          python-version: [3.9, "3.10", "3.11"]
           it-backend: [local, s3, gcs, minio, azure, azure-hierarchical]
           # IBM not included by default due to lite plan quota being easily exceeded
           #it-backend: [local, s3, gcs, minio, ibm, azure]
@@ -127,12 +125,6 @@ jobs:
               it-backend: gcs
               experimental: false
               java-version: 11.0.25
-            # explicitly include tests against python 3.8 and one version of cassandra
-            - python-version: 3.8
-              cassandra-version: 4.0.15
-              it-backend: gcs
-              experimental: false
-              java-version: 11.0.25
           exclude:
             # no tests against trunk
             - cassandra-version: 'github:apache/trunk'
@@ -159,7 +151,6 @@ jobs:
             - it-backend: azure-hierarchical
               cassandra-version: "3.11.17"
             # no tests against non-python3.9, except the explicitly allowed combinations
-            - python-version: 3.8
             - python-version: "3.10"
             - python-version: "3.11"
 
@@ -538,10 +529,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
+    - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v1
       with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.10
     - name: Set up Poetry
       uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v2
       with:

README.md

@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ You can find the Docker images for Cassandra Medusa at [https://hub.docker.com/r
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
-Medusa requires Python 3.8 or newer.
+Medusa requires Python 3.9 or newer.
 
 For information on the packaged dependencies of Medusa for Apache Cassandra® and their licenses, check out our [open source report](https://app.fossa.com/reports/cac72e73-1214-4e6d-8476-76567e08db21).

pyproject.toml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Environment :: Console",
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Topic :: Database",
     "Topic :: System :: Archiving :: Backup"
 ]
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ include = [
 ]
 
 [project]
-requires-python = ">=3.10,<=3.11"
+requires-python = ">=3.9,<=3.11"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 medusa = { reference = "medusa.medusacli:cli", type = "console" }
 medusa-wrapper = { reference = "medusa.scripts.medusa_wrapper:main", type = "console" }
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.10"
+python = "^3.9"
 python-dateutil = "2.8.1"
 click = "8.1.7"
 click-aliases = "1.0.1"