chore: remove Python 3.8, ensure Python 3.13 is included

.github/workflows/packaging-test.yml

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21
       env:
         CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: universal2
-        CIBW_BUILD: cp39-win_amd64 cp310-manylinux_x86_64 cp38-macosx_universal2
+        CIBW_BUILD: cp39-win_amd64 cp310-manylinux_x86_64 cp39-macosx_universal2
       with:
         config-file: cibuildwheel.toml
         package-dir: awkward-cpp

.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)
 

awkward-cpp/src/awkward_cpp/cpu_kernels.py

@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import ctypes
+import importlib.resources as importlib_resources
 import platform
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
-    import importlib_resources
-else:
-    import importlib.resources as importlib_resources
 
 import awkward_cpp._kernel_signatures
 

awkward-cpp/src/awkward_cpp/libawkward.py

@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import ctypes
+import importlib.resources as importlib_resources
 import platform
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
-    import importlib_resources
-else:
-    import importlib.resources as importlib_resources
 
 if platform.system() == "Windows":
     name = "awkward.dll"

dev/flake8_awkward.py

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 import ast
 import sys
-from typing import Iterator, NamedTuple
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from typing import NamedTuple
 
 
 class Flake8ASTErrorInfo(NamedTuple):

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",

requirements-test-minimal.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fsspec>=2022.11.0;sys_platform != "win32"
-numpy==1.18.0
+numpy==1.19.3
 pyarrow==7.0.0
 pytest>=6
 pytest-cov

src/awkward/_nplikes/typetracer.py

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from collections.abc import Collection, Sequence, Set
+from collections.abc import Collection, Iterator, Sequence, Set
 from numbers import Number
-from typing import Callable, Iterator
+from typing import Callable
 
 import numpy