[Backport 1.8.latest] Drop support for Python 3.8 (#1124)

* drop support for python 3.8

.changes/unreleased/Breaking Changes-20241016-184157.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Breaking Changes
+body: Drop support for Python 3.8
+time: 2024-10-16T18:41:57.721002-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: mikealfare
+  Issue: "1121"

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
 
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
 
       - name: Install python dependencies
         run: |
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-12, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}

.github/workflows/release-internal.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: "bash"
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_TARGET_VERSION: 3.8
+  PYTHON_TARGET_VERSION: 3.9
 
 jobs:
   run-unit-tests:

.github/workflows/release-prep.yml

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_TARGET_VERSION: 3.8
+  PYTHON_TARGET_VERSION: 3.9
   NOTIFICATION_PREFIX: "[Release Preparation]"
 
 jobs:
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ repos:
     additional_dependencies: ['click~=8.1']
     args:
     - "--line-length=99"
-    - "--target-version=py38"
+    - "--target-version=py39"
   - id: black
     alias: black-check
     stages: [manual]
     additional_dependencies: ['click~=8.1']
     args:
     - "--line-length=99"
-    - "--target-version=py38"
+    - "--target-version=py39"
     - "--check"
     - "--diff"
 - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8

dagger/run_dbt_spark_tests.py

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ async def test_spark(test_args):
         platform = dagger.Platform("linux/amd64")
         tst_container = (
             client.container(platform=platform)
-            .from_("python:3.8-slim")
+            .from_("python:3.9-slim")
             .with_mounted_cache("/var/cache/apt/archives", os_reqs_cache)
             .with_mounted_cache("/root/.cache/pip", pip_cache)
             # install OS deps first so any local changes don't invalidate the cache

setup.py

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 import re
 
 # require python 3.8 or newer
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
+if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
     print("Error: dbt does not support this version of Python.")
-    print("Please upgrade to Python 3.8 or higher.")
+    print("Please upgrade to Python 3.9 or higher.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 # require version of setuptools that supports find_namespace_packages
@@ -83,10 +83,9 @@ def _get_plugin_version_dict():
         "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
         "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",
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
 )