Remove support for python 3.8

It was eol October of 2024 and does not have support
for removeprefix, which we now use.

Author: cdent

.github/workflows/tests.yaml

@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ jobs:
                 include:
                 - python: 3.x
                   toxenv: pep8
-                - python: 3.8
-                  toxenv: py38
                 - python: 3.9
                   toxenv: py39
                 - python: "3.10"
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@ jobs:
                   toxenv: py313
                 - python: pypy-3.8
                   toxenv: pypy3
-                - python: 3.8
-                  toxenv: py38-pytest
                 - python: 3.9
                   toxenv: py39-pytest
                 - python: "3.10"

README.rst

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ looks like this::
 See the docs_ for more details on the many features and formats for
 setting request headers and bodies and evaluating responses.
 
-Gabbi is tested with Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 and pypy3.
+Gabbi is tested with Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 and pypy3.
 
 Tests can be run using `unittest`_ style test runners, `pytest`_
 or from the command line with a `gabbi-run`_ script.

setup.cfg

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ classifier =
     Operating System :: POSIX
     Programming Language :: Python
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11

tox.ini

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 3.1.1
 skipsdist = True
-envlist = pep8,py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,pypy3,pep8,limit,failskip,docs,py313-prefix,py313-limit,py313-verbosity,py313-failskip,py36-pytest,py38-pytest,py39-pytest,py310-pytest,py311-pytest,py312-pytest,py313-pytest
+envlist = pep8,py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,pypy3,pep8,limit,failskip,docs,py313-prefix,py313-limit,py313-verbosity,py313-failskip,py36-pytest,py39-pytest,py310-pytest,py311-pytest,py312-pytest,py313-pytest
 
 [testenv]
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ commands = {posargs}
 [testenv:py36-pytest]
 commands = py.test gabbi
 
-[testenv:py38-pytest]
-commands = py.test gabbi
-
 [testenv:py39-pytest]
 commands = py.test gabbi