MNT: Drop Python 3.8 support

Author: effigies

.github/workflows/contrib.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
-        python-version: [3.8]
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
         nipype-extras: ["dev"]
         check: ["specs", "style"]
     env:

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -91,22 +91,22 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-22.04"]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         check: ["test"]
         pip-flags: [""]
         depends: ["REQUIREMENTS"]
         deb-depends: [false]
         nipype-extras: ["doc,tests,profiler"]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
-            python-version: "3.8"
+            python-version: "3.9"
             check: test
             pip-flags: ""
             depends: REQUIREMENTS
             deb-depends: true
             nipype-extras: doc,tests,profiler,duecredit,ssh
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: 3.8
+            python-version: "3.9"
             check: test
             pip-flags: ""
             depends: REQUIREMENTS

nipype/info.py

@@ -54,14 +54,13 @@ def get_nipype_gitversion():
     "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
     "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
     "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
-    "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",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
 ]
-PYTHON_REQUIRES = ">= 3.8"
+PYTHON_REQUIRES = ">= 3.9"
 
 description = "Neuroimaging in Python: Pipelines and Interfaces"