Remove support for python3.8

[seifertm]

Python 3.8 received its last security release on 2024-09-06 and is now end of life.

see https://peps.python.org/pep-0569/

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[webknjaz]

It would be nice to have pyupgrade in pre-commit to automate syntax bumps.

[Pierre-Sassoulas]

Are you interested in us adding some tooling @seifertm ? (ruff can replace flake8 for example, and it's possible to migrate to pyproject.toml). I would have added the UP check if ruff was already configured.

[seifertm]

Are you interested in us adding some tooling @seifertm ? (ruff can replace flake8 for example, and it's possible to migrate to pyproject.toml). I would have added the UP check if ruff was already configured.

Absolutely. I'm very open to these tooling updates.
I use ruff in other projects and it works just fine. Pyupgrade is also an option.