Drop Python 3.8 and add Python 3.13

.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml

@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             matrix:
                 py:
-                    - "3.8"
                     - "3.9"
                     - "3.10"
                     - "3.11"
                     - "3.12"
-                    - "pypy-3.8"
+                    - "3.13"
                     - "pypy-3.9"
                     - "pypy-3.10"
                     # Pre-release
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@ jobs:
                     - x86
                     - arm64
                 include:
-                    - py: "pypy-3.8"
-                      toxenv: "pypy38"
                     - py: "pypy-3.9"
                       toxenv: "pypy39"
                     - py: "pypy-3.10"
@@ -57,23 +54,15 @@ jobs:
                       architecture: x86
                     - os: "macos-14"
                       architecture: x64
-                    - os: "macos-14"
-                      py: "3.8"
                     # Windows does not have arm64 releases
                     - os: "windows-latest"
                       architecture: arm64
                     # Don't run all PyPy versions except latest on
                     # Windows/macOS. They are expensive to run.
-                    - os: "windows-latest"
-                      py: "pypy-3.8"
-                    - os: "macos-13"
-                      py: "pypy-3.8"
                     - os: "windows-latest"
                       py: "pypy-3.9"
                     - os: "macos-13"
                       py: "pypy-3.9"
-                    - os: "macos-14"
-                      py: "pypy-3.8"
                     - os: "macos-14"
                       py: "pypy-3.9"
 
@@ -101,14 +90,14 @@ jobs:
         name: Validate coverage
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-            - name: Setup python 3.10
+            - name: Setup python
               uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
-                  python-version: "3.10"
+                  python-version: "3.13"
                   architecture: x64
 
             - run: pip install tox
-            - run: tox -e py310,coverage
+            - run: tox -e py313,coverage
     docs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
         name: Build the documentation
@@ -117,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Setup python
               uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
-                  python-version: "3.10"
+                  python-version: "3.13"
                   architecture: x64
             - run: pip install tox
             - run: tox -e docs
@@ -129,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Setup python
               uses: actions/setup-python@v5
               with:
-                  python-version: "3.10"
+                  python-version: "3.13"
                   architecture: x64
             - run: pip install tox
             - run: tox -e lint

README.rst

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Waitress
 
 Waitress is a production-quality pure-Python WSGI server with very acceptable
 performance. It has no dependencies except ones which live in the Python
-standard library. It runs on CPython on Unix and Windows under Python 3.8+. It
-is also known to run on PyPy 3 (version 3.8 compatible python and above) on
+standard library. It runs on CPython on Unix and Windows under Python 3.9+. It
+is also known to run on PyPy 3 (version 3.9 compatible python and above) on
 UNIX. It supports HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1.
 
 For more information, see the "docs" directory of the Waitress package or visit

setup.cfg

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ classifiers =
     License :: OSI Approved :: Zope Public License
     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
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
     Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
     Operating System :: OS Independent
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ maintainer_email = [email protected]
 package_dir=
     =src
 packages=find:
-python_requires = >=3.8.0
+python_requires = >=3.9.0
 
 [options.entry_points]
 paste.server_runner =

tox.ini

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
     lint,
-    py38,py39,py310,py311,py312,pypy38,pypy39,pypy310
+    py39,py310,py311,py312,py313,pypy39,pypy310
     coverage,
     docs
 isolated_build = True
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ isolated_build = True
 commands =
     python --version
     python -mpytest \
-    pypy38: --no-cov \
     pypy39: --no-cov \
     pypy310: --no-cov \
         {posargs:}