Remove support for python 3.8

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ jobs:
       TOX_PARALLEL_NO_SPINNER: 1
 
     steps:
-    - name: Switch to using Python 3.8 by default
+    - name: Switch to using Python 3.9 by default
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         cache: pip
-        python-version: 3.8
+        python-version: 3.9
     - name: Install tox
       run: >-
         python3 -m

.github/workflows/tox.yml

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ jobs:
           - tox_env: lint
             platform: ubuntu-latest
             skip_vagrant: true
-          - tox_env: py38
-            PREFIX: PYTEST_REQPASS=11
-            platform: macos-12
-            python_version: "3.8"
           - tox_env: py39,py39-devel
             PREFIX: PYTEST_REQPASS=11
             platform: macos-12
@@ -71,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python version
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version || '3.8' }}
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version || '3.9' }}
           cache: pip
 
       - name: Install dependencies

molecule_vagrant/playbooks/prepare.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         (test -e /usr/bin/apt && (apt -y update && apt install -y python3-minimal)) ||
         (test -e /usr/bin/yum && sudo yum -y -qq install python3) ||
         (test -e /usr/sbin/pkg && sudo env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg update && sudo env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg install python3) ||
-        (test -e /usr/sbin/pkg_add && sudo /usr/sbin/pkg_add -U -I -x python%3.8) ||
+        (test -e /usr/sbin/pkg_add && sudo /usr/sbin/pkg_add -U -I -x python%3.9) ||
         echo "Warning: Python not bootstrapped due to unknown platform."
         )
       become: true

setup.cfg

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ classifiers =
     Operating System :: OS Independent
 
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ keywords =
 
 [options]
 use_scm_version = True
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 packages = find:
 include_package_data = True
 zip_safe = False

tox.ini

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # For more information about tox, see https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 [tox]
-minversion = 3.24.4
+minversion = 4.0.16
 envlist =
     lint
     packaging
-    py{38,39,310,311}
-    py{39,310,311}-{devel}
+    py
+    py-devel
 isolated_build = True
 requires =
     pip >= 21.3.1
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ extras =
 deps =
     --editable .
     ansible-core
-    py{39,310,311}: molecule[test]
-    py{38,39,310,311}-{devel}: git+https://github.com/ansible-community/molecule.git@main#egg=molecule[test]
+    py{39,310,311,312}: molecule[test]
+    py{39,310,311,312}-{devel}: git+https://github.com/ansible-community/molecule.git@main#egg=molecule[test]
 commands =
     pytest --collect-only
     # -s is added in order to allow live output on long running functional tests

zuul.d/layout.yaml

@@ -21,19 +21,8 @@
       tox_envlist: py39
     timeout: 5400  # 1.5h
 
-- job:
-    name: molecule-vagrant-fedora-py38
-    description: Run py38 tox environment
-    parent: ansible-tox-py38
-    nodeset: fedora-latest-1vcpu
-    attempts: 2
-    vars:
-      tox_envlist: py38
-    timeout: 5400  # 1.5h
-
 - project:
     check:
       jobs: &defaults
         - molecule-vagrant-fedora-py310
         - molecule-vagrant-fedora-py39
-        - molecule-vagrant-fedora-py38