Drop support for Python 3.8 and update setuptools pin

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
         config:
         # [Python version, tox env]
         - ["3.11", "release-check"]
-        - ["3.8", "py38"]
         - ["3.9", "py39"]
         - ["3.10", "py310"]
         - ["3.11", "py311"]

.meta.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://github.com/zopefoundation/meta/tree/master/config/pure-python
 [meta]
 template = "pure-python"
-commit-id = "d3455844"
+commit-id = "d1a00d25"
 
 [python]
 with-pypy = false
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ testenv-additional = [
     "    coverage combine",
     "    coverage html",
     "    coverage report -m --fail-under=100",
-    "depends = py38,py39,py310,py311,py311-datetime,py312,py313,coverage",
+    "depends = py39,py310,py311,py311-datetime,py312,py313,coverage",
     ]
 coverage-command = "pytest --cov=src --cov=tests --cov-report= tests {posargs}"
 coverage-setenv = [
     "COVERAGE_FILE=.coverage",
     ]
 
 [coverage]
-fail-under = 97.9
+fail-under = 97.3
 
 [isort]
 additional-sources = "{toxinidir}/tests"

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ repos:
     - id: autopep8
       args: [--in-place, --aggressive, --aggressive]
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    rev: v3.17.0
+    rev: v3.19.0
     hooks:
     - id: pyupgrade
-      args: [--py38-plus]
+      args: [--py39-plus]
   - repo: https://github.com/isidentical/teyit
     rev: 0.4.3
     hooks:

CHANGES.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Changes
 7.5 (unreleased)
 ----------------
 
+- Drop support for Python 3.8.
+
+- Update setuptools version pin.
+  (`#292 <https://github.com/zopefoundation/RestrictedPython/issues/292>`_)
+
 
 7.4 (2024-10-09)
 ----------------

docs/conf.py

@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '7.4'
+version = '7.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '7.4'
+release = '7.5'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
 # Intersphinx Mapping for Links between different Documentations
 intersphinx_mapping = {
     'python3': ('https://docs.python.org/3', None),
-    'python38': ('https://docs.python.org/3.8', None),
     'python39': ('https://docs.python.org/3.9', None),
     'python310': ('https://docs.python.org/3.10', None),
     'python311': ('https://docs.python.org/3.11', None),

docs/contributing/index.rst

@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ A (modified style) Copy of all Abstract Grammar Definitions for the Python versi
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
-   changes_from37to38
    changes_from38to39
    changes_from39to310
    changes_from310to311
@@ -236,12 +235,11 @@ Technical Backgrounds - Links to External Documentation
 
   * AST Grammar of Python (`Status of Python Versions`_)
 
+    * `Python 3.13 AST`_ (EOL 2029-10)
     * `Python 3.12 AST`_ (EOL 2028-10)
     * `Python 3.11 AST`_ (EOL 2027-10)
     * `Python 3.10 AST`_ (EOL 2026-10)
     * `Python 3.9 AST`_ (EOL 2025-10)
-    * `Python 3.8 AST`_ (EOL 2024-10)
-    * `Python 3.7 AST`_ (EOL 2023-06-27)
 
   * `AST NodeVistiors Class`_
   * `AST NodeTransformer Class`_
@@ -259,6 +257,8 @@ Todos
 
 .. _`What's new in Python`: https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/
 
+.. _`What's new in Python 3.13`: https://docs.python.org/3.13/whatsnew/3.13.html
+
 .. _`What's new in Python 3.12`: https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html
 
 .. _`What's new in Python 3.11`: https://docs.python.org/3.11/whatsnew/3.11.html
@@ -267,10 +267,6 @@ Todos
 
 .. _`What's new in Python 3.9`: https://docs.python.org/3.9/whatsnew/3.9.html
 
-.. _`What's new in Python 3.8`: https://docs.python.org/3.8/whatsnew/3.8.html
-
-.. _`What's new in Python 3.7`: https://docs.python.org/3.7/whatsnew/3.7.html
-
 .. _`Status of Python Versions`: https://devguide.python.org/versions/
 
 .. _`Concept of Immutable Types and Python Example`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immutable_object#Python
@@ -285,6 +281,8 @@ Todos
 
 .. _`Python 3 AST`: https://docs.python.org/3/library/ast.html#abstract-grammar
 
+.. _`Python 3.13 AST`: https://docs.python.org/3.13/library/ast.html#abstract-grammar
+
 .. _`Python 3.12 AST`: https://docs.python.org/3.12/library/ast.html#abstract-grammar
 
 .. _`Python 3.11 AST`: https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/ast.html#abstract-grammar
@@ -293,10 +291,6 @@ Todos
 
 .. _`Python 3.9 AST`: https://docs.python.org/3.9/library/ast.html#abstract-grammar
 
-.. _`Python 3.8 AST`: https://docs.python.org/3.8/library/ast.html#abstract-grammar
-
-.. _`Python 3.7 AST`: https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/ast.html#abstract-grammar
-
 .. _`AST NodeVistiors Class`: https://docs.python.org/3/library/ast.html#ast.NodeVisitor
 
 .. _`AST NodeTransformer Class`: https://docs.python.org/3/library/ast.html#ast.NodeTransformer

docs/index.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RestrictedPython is not a sandbox system or a secured environment, but it helps
 Supported Python versions
 =========================
 
-RestrictedPython supports CPython 3.7 up to 3.12.
+RestrictedPython supports CPython 3.9 up to 3.13.
 It does _not_ support PyPy or other alternative Python implementations.
 
 Contents

pyproject.toml

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 # https://github.com/zopefoundation/meta/tree/master/config/pure-python
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools<74"]
+requires = ["setuptools <= 75.6.0"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.coverage.run]
 branch = true
 source = ["RestrictedPython"]
 
 [tool.coverage.report]
-fail_under = 97.9
+fail_under = 97.3
 precision = 2
 ignore_errors = true
 show_missing = true

setup.py

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ def read(*rnames):
           'Programming Language :: Python',
           'Operating System :: OS Independent',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ def read(*rnames):
       packages=find_packages('src'),
       package_dir={'': 'src'},
       install_requires=[],
-      python_requires=">=3.8, <3.14",
+      python_requires=">=3.9, <3.14",
       extras_require={
           'test': ['pytest', 'pytest-mock'],
           'docs': ['Sphinx', 'furo'],