Drop Python 3.8 support

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
       - uses: "actions/setup-python@v5"
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         run: "scripts/install"
       - name: "Build package & docs"

.github/workflows/test-suite.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [UNRELEASED]
+
+### Removed
+
+* Drop support for Python 3.8
+
 ## 0.28.1 (6th December, 2024)
 
 * Fix SSL case where `verify=False` together with client side certificates.

README.md

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Or, to include the optional HTTP/2 support, use:
 $ pip install httpx[http2]
 ```
 
-HTTPX requires Python 3.8+.
+HTTPX requires Python 3.9+.
 
 ## Documentation
 

docs/async.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ To make asynchronous requests, you'll need an `AsyncClient`.
 ```
 
 !!! tip
-    Use [IPython](https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) or Python 3.8+ with `python -m asyncio` to try this code interactively, as they support executing `async`/`await` expressions in the console.
+    Use [IPython](https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) or Python 3.9+ with `python -m asyncio` to try this code interactively, as they support executing `async`/`await` expressions in the console.
 
 ## API Differences
 

docs/index.md

@@ -145,6 +145,6 @@ To include the optional brotli and zstandard decoders support, use:
 $ pip install httpx[brotli,zstd]
 ```
 
-HTTPX requires Python 3.8+
+HTTPX requires Python 3.9+
 
 [sync-support]: https://github.com/encode/httpx/issues/572

pyproject.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 name = "httpx"
 description = "The next generation HTTP client."
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 authors = [
     { name = "Tom Christie", email = "[email protected]" },
 ]
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",

requirements.txt

@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ pytest==8.3.4
 ruff==0.8.1
 trio==0.27.0
 trio-typing==0.10.0
-trustme==1.1.0; python_version < '3.9'
-trustme==1.2.0; python_version >= '3.9'
+trustme==1.2.0
 uvicorn==0.32.1