Drop support for EOL Python 3.8

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ jobs:
       PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: 1
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 50
         submodules: true
+        persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
 
@@ -76,18 +77,20 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       include: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.include }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
-      - run: pip install cibuildwheel==2.21.3
+      - run: pip install cibuildwheel==3.2.1
       - id: set-matrix
         run: |
           MATRIX_INCLUDE=$(
             {
-              cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform linux --arch x86_64,aarch64 | grep cp |  jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "ubuntu-latest"}' \
-              && cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform macos --arch x86_64,arm64 | grep cp |  jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "macos-latest"}' \
-              && cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform windows --arch x86,AMD64 | grep cp |  jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "windows-latest"}'
+              cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform linux --archs x86_64,aarch64 | grep cp |  jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "ubuntu-latest"}' \
+              && cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform macos --archs x86_64,arm64 | grep cp |  jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "macos-latest"}' \
+              && cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform windows --archs x86,AMD64 | grep cp |  jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "windows-latest"}'
             } | jq -sc
           )
           echo "include=$MATRIX_INCLUDE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -110,16 +113,17 @@ jobs:
       PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: 1
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 50
         submodules: true
+        persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Set up QEMU
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392  # v3.6.0
 
-    - uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@7940a4c0e76eb2030e473a5f864f291f63ee879b  # v2.21.3
+    - uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@9c00cb4f6b517705a3794b22395aedc36257242c  # v3.2.1
       with:
         only: ${{ matrix.only }}
       env:
@@ -149,13 +153,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 5
         submodules: true
+        persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
 
@@ -165,11 +170,12 @@ jobs:
         make htmldocs
 
     - name: Checkout gh-pages
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 5
         ref: gh-pages
         path: docs/gh-pages
+        persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Sync docs
       run: |
@@ -200,10 +206,11 @@ jobs:
       deployments: write
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 5
         submodules: false
+        persist-credentials: false
 
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     # job.
     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"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         loop: [asyncio, uvloop]
         exclude:
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
+    permissions: {}
+
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -35,10 +37,11 @@ jobs:
       PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: 1
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 50
         submodules: true
+        persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Check if release PR.
       uses: edgedb/action-release/validate-pr@master
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         brew install postgresql
 
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       if: "!steps.release.outputs.is_release"
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -86,14 +89,17 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions: {}
+
     env:
       PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: 1
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         fetch-depth: 50
         submodules: true
+        persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Check if release PR.
       uses: edgedb/action-release/validate-pr@master
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
 
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       if: "!steps.release.outputs.is_release"
       with:
         python-version: "3.x"
@@ -142,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Regression Tests"
     needs: [test-platforms, test-postgres]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions: {}
 
     steps:
       - run: echo OK

README.rst

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ of PostgreSQL server binary protocol for use with Python's ``asyncio``
 framework.  You can read more about asyncpg in an introductory
 `blog post <http://magic.io/blog/asyncpg-1m-rows-from-postgres-to-python/>`_.
 
-asyncpg requires Python 3.8 or later and is supported for PostgreSQL
+asyncpg requires Python 3.9 or later and is supported for PostgreSQL
 versions 9.5 to 17.  Other PostgreSQL versions or other databases
 implementing the PostgreSQL protocol *may* work, but are not being
 actively tested.

docs/index.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PostgreSQL and Python/asyncio.  asyncpg is an efficient, clean implementation
 of PostgreSQL server binary protocol for use with Python's ``asyncio``
 framework.
 
-**asyncpg** requires Python 3.8 or later and is supported for PostgreSQL
+**asyncpg** requires Python 3.9 or later and is supported for PostgreSQL
 versions 9.5 to 17.  Other PostgreSQL versions or other databases implementing
 the PostgreSQL protocol *may* work, but are not being actively tested.
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ description = "An asyncio PostgreSQL driver"
 authors = [{name = "MagicStack Inc", email = "[email protected]"}]
 requires-python = '>=3.8.0'
 readme = "README.rst"
-license = {text = "Apache License, Version 2.0"}
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 keywords = [
     "database",
@@ -14,16 +15,15 @@ classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Framework :: AsyncIO",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Operating System :: POSIX",
     "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
     "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
     "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",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
     "Topic :: Database :: Front-Ends",
 ]
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ docs = [
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-    "setuptools>=60",
-    "wheel",
+    "setuptools>=77.0.3",
     "Cython(>=0.29.24,<4.0.0)"
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@ include = ["asyncpg", "asyncpg.*"]
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
 build-frontend = "build"
 test-extras = "test"
+skip = "cp38-*"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
 before-all = ".github/workflows/install-postgres.sh"

setup.py

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 import sys
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-    raise RuntimeError('asyncpg requires Python 3.8 or greater')
+if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
+    raise RuntimeError('asyncpg requires Python 3.9 or greater')
 
 import os
 import os.path