chore: remove Python 3.8, ensure Python 3.13 is included

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
           - '3.11'
           - '3.10'
           - '3.9'
-          - '3.8'
         python-architecture:
           - x64
         dependencies-kind:
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
             python-architecture: x86
             runs-on: windows-latest
             dependencies-kind: numpy1
-          - python-version: '3.8'
+          - python-version: '3.9'
             python-architecture: x64
             runs-on: ubuntu-latest
             dependencies-kind: minimal
@@ -180,9 +179,9 @@ jobs:
           # Cache invalidates daily by default
           cache-environment: true
           environment-name: awkward
-          # Need Python 3.8 for the cached wheels
+          # Need Python 3.9 for the cached wheels
           create-args: >-
-            python=3.8
+            python=3.9
             numpy
             root
 

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/awkward.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/awkward)
 [![Conda-Forge](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/awkward)](https://github.com/conda-forge/awkward-feedstock)
-[![Python 3.8‒3.12](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8%E2%80%923.12-blue)](https://www.python.org)
+[![Python 3.9‒3.13](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.9%E2%80%923.13-blue)](https://www.python.org)
 [![BSD-3 Clause License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 [![Build Test](https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/actions/workflows/test.yml)
 

noxfile.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import nox
 
-ALL_PYTHONS = ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+ALL_PYTHONS = ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
 nox.needs_version = ">=2024.3.2"
 nox.options.default_venv_backend = "uv|virtualenv"

pyproject.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ name = "awkward"
 version = "2.6.10"
 description = "Manipulate JSON-like data with NumPy-like idioms."
 license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 authors = [
     { name = "Jim Pivarski", email = "pivarski@princeton.edu" },
 ]
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ filterwarnings = [
 log_cli_level = "info"
 
 [tool.pylint]
-py-version = "3.8"
+py-version = "3.9"
 jobs = "0"
 ignore-paths = [
     "src/awkward/_typeparser/generated_parser.py",