Update Python version requirements to 3.9

And drop Python 3.8 support

Author: davelopez

.github/workflows/client-ci.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     defaults:
       run:

.github/workflows/server-ci.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:

client/README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This extension provides XML validation, tags and attributes completion, help/doc
 
 ## Requires ![PyPI - Python Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/galaxy-language-server)
 
-To use the [Galaxy Language Server](https://pypi.org/project/galaxy-language-server/) features you need Python 3.8+ installed on your system. See the [Installation](#Installation) section for more details. The extension will create ins own Python virtual environment using `python3-venv`. You might need to install it in your system before installing the extension with `apt install python3-venv`.
+To use the [Galaxy Language Server](https://pypi.org/project/galaxy-language-server/) features you need Python 3.9+ installed on your system. See the [Installation](#Installation) section for more details. The extension will create ins own Python virtual environment using `python3-venv`. You might need to install it in your system before installing the extension with `apt install python3-venv`.
 
 ## Planemo
 

client/src/constants.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export namespace Constants {
 
     export const PYTHON_UNIX = "python3";
     export const PYTHON_WIN = "python.exe";
-    export const REQUIRED_PYTHON_VERSION = "3.8+";
+    export const REQUIRED_PYTHON_VERSION = "3.9+";
 
     export const EXPAND_DOCUMENT_SCHEMA = "gls-expand";
     export const EXPAND_DOCUMENT_URI_SUFFIX = "%20%28Expanded%29";

docs/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Finally some action!
 
 We recommend to use VSCode or the open source alternative [VSCodium](https://vscodium.com/) for local development.
 
-To install the dependencies we also recommend using [miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) with ``Python 3.8``.
+To install the dependencies we also recommend using [miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) with ``Python 3.9``.
 
 If you are using `Windows` we recommend installing and using [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10#install-your-linux-distribution-of-choice) for a better Linux-like shell command experience.
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ If you are using `Windows` we recommend installing and using [WSL](https://docs.
 3. Create a virtual environment using conda and install the dependencies:
 
     ```sh
-    conda create -n <environment-name> python=3.8 nodejs=18.14 typescript
+    conda create -n <environment-name> python=3.9 nodejs=20 typescript
     conda activate <environment-name>
 
     # For the language server:

server/setup.py

@@ -41,17 +41,18 @@
     packages=packages,
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=requirements,
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
         "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     ],
 )