Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into nightly

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.12']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python

changelog.d/20241111_172041_faraz.maqsood_remove_py38_references.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- 💥 [Deprecation] Drop support for python 3.8 and set Python 3.9 as the minimum supported python version. (by @Faraz32123)

setup.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ setup(
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=["tutor>=18.0.0,<19.0.0"],
     extras_require={"dev": "tutor[dev]>=18.0.0,<19.0.0"},
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     entry_points={"tutor.plugin.v1": ["discovery = tutordiscovery.plugin"]},
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ setup(
         "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",