Removing Python 3.8 support (#6373)

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diff --git a/website/docs/docs/core/connect-data-platform/glue-setup.md b/website/docs/docs/core/connect-data-platform/glue-setup.md
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Please to update variables between **`<>`**, here are explanations of these argu
 
 ### Configuration of the local environment
 
-Because **`dbt`** and **`dbt-glue`** adapters are compatible with Python versions 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9, check the version of Python:
+Because **`dbt`** and **`dbt-glue`** adapters are compatible with Python versions 3.9 or higher, check the version of Python:
 
 ```bash
 $ python3 --version

diff --git a/website/docs/docs/core/connect-data-platform/teradata-setup.md b/website/docs/docs/core/connect-data-platform/teradata-setup.md
@@ -26,20 +26,17 @@ import SetUpPages from '/snippets/_setup-pages-intro.md';
 
 ## Python compatibility
 
-| Plugin version | Python 3.6  | Python 3.7  | Python 3.8  | Python 3.9  | Python 3.10 | Python 3.11  |
-| -------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
-| 0.19.0.x           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ❌          | ❌          | ❌
-| 0.20.0.x           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ❌          | ❌
-| 0.21.1.x           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ❌          | ❌
-| 1.0.0.x           | ❌           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ❌          | ❌
-|1.1.x.x            | ❌           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ❌
-|1.2.x.x            | ❌           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ❌
-|1.3.x.x            | ❌           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ❌
-|1.4.x.x            | ❌           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
-|1.5.x              | ❌           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
-|1.6.x              | ❌           | ❌          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
-|1.7.x              | ❌           | ❌          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
-|1.8.x              | ❌           | ❌          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
+| Plugin version | Python 3.9  | Python 3.10 | Python 3.11  |
+| -------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
+|1.0.0.x         | ✅          | ❌          | ❌
+|1.1.x.x         | ✅          | ✅          | ❌
+|1.2.x.x         | ✅          | ✅          | ❌
+|1.3.x.x         | ✅          | ✅          | ❌
+|1.4.x.x         | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
+|1.5.x           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
+|1.6.x           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
+|1.7.x           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
+|1.8.x           | ✅          | ✅          | ✅
 
 ## dbt dependent packages version compatibility
 

diff --git a/website/docs/faqs/Core/install-pip-os-prereqs.md b/website/docs/faqs/Core/install-pip-os-prereqs.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ python --version
 
 ```
 
-If you need a compatible version, you can download and install [Python version 3.8 or higher for MacOS](https://www.python.org/downloads/macos).
+If you need a compatible version, you can download and install [Python version 3.9 or higher for MacOS](https://www.python.org/downloads/macos).
 
 If your machine runs on an Apple M1 architecture, we recommend that you install dbt via [Rosetta](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211861). This is necessary for certain dependencies that are only supported on Intel processors.
 ### Ubuntu/Debian
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ pip install cryptography~=3.4
 
 Windows requires Python and git to successfully install and run dbt Core.
 
-Install [Git for Windows](https://git-scm.com/downloads) and [Python version 3.8 or higher for Windows](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/).
+Install [Git for Windows](https://git-scm.com/downloads) and [Python version 3.9 or higher for Windows](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/).
 
 For further questions, please see the [Python compatibility FAQ](/faqs/Core/install-python-compatibility)
diff --git a/website/docs/faqs/Core/install-python-compatibility.md b/website/docs/faqs/Core/install-python-compatibility.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: What version of Python can I use?
-description: "Python versions 3.8 and newer can be used with dbt Core"
+description: "Python versions supported with dbt Core"
 sidebar_label: 'Python version'
 id: install-python-compatibility
 ---

diff --git a/website/snippets/_python-compatibility-matrix.md b/website/snippets/_python-compatibility-matrix.md
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@
 | Python 3.11      | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ❌    | ❌    | ❌    | ❌    |
 | Python 3.10      | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    |
 | Python 3.9       | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    |
-| Python 3.8       | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    | ✅    |