Bump min Python version from 3.8 to 3.9

.github/workflows/nmodl-ci.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
       - release/**
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.8
+  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.9
   DESIRED_CMAKE_VERSION: 3.15.0
 
 jobs:

.github/workflows/nmodl-doc.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   BUILD_TYPE: Release
-  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.8
+  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.9
   DESIRED_CMAKE_VERSION: 3.15.0
 
 jobs:

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ endif()
 # Find required python packages
 # =============================================================================
 message(STATUS "CHECKING FOR PYTHON")
-find_package(Python 3.8 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+find_package(Python 3.9 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter)
 cpp_cc_strip_python_shims(EXECUTABLE "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" OUTPUT PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
 
 # =============================================================================

INSTALL.rst

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ support is necessary. Make sure you have following packages available:
 -  flex (>=2.6)
 -  bison (>=3.0)
 -  CMake (>=3.15)
--  Python (>=3.8)
+-  Python (>=3.9)
 -  Python packages : jinja2 (>=2.10), pyyaml (>=3.13), pytest (>=4.0.0),
    sympy (>=1.3), textwrap
 

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ stages:
         sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -y g++-9 flex bison libfl-dev cython libx11-dev libxcomposite-dev libncurses-dev mpich
-        sudo apt-get install -y python3.8 python3.8-dev python3.8-venv ninja-build
+        sudo apt-get install -y python3.9 python3.9-dev python3.9-venv ninja-build
         sudo apt-get remove -y python3-importlib-metadata
-        python3.8 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
-        python3.8 -m pip install --user -r requirements.txt
+        python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+        python3.9 -m pip install --user -r requirements.txt
         # we manually get version 3.15.0 to make sure that changes in the cmake
         # files do not require unsupported versions of cmake in our package.
         wget --quiet --output-document=- "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/$CMAKE_VER/$CMAKE_PKG.tar.gz" | tar xzpf -
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ stages:
         mkdir -p $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build
         cd $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/build
         cmake --version
-        cmake .. -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(which python3.8) -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/nmodl -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+        cmake .. -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(which python3.9) -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/nmodl -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
         make -j 2
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]
         then
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ stages:
         mkdir nrn/build
         cd nrn/build
         cmake --version
-        cmake .. -DNRN_ENABLE_CORENEURON=ON -DNRN_ENABLE_INTERVIEWS=OFF -DNRN_ENABLE_RX3D=OFF -DNRN_ENABLE_MPI=ON -DNRN_ENABLE_TESTS=ON -DCORENRN_ENABLE_NMODL=ON -DCORENRN_NMODL_DIR=$HOME/nmodl -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(which python3.8) -DCORENRN_NMODL_FLAGS="sympy --analytic"
+        cmake .. -DNRN_ENABLE_CORENEURON=ON -DNRN_ENABLE_INTERVIEWS=OFF -DNRN_ENABLE_RX3D=OFF -DNRN_ENABLE_MPI=ON -DNRN_ENABLE_TESTS=ON -DCORENRN_ENABLE_NMODL=ON -DCORENRN_NMODL_DIR=$HOME/nmodl -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(which python3.9) -DCORENRN_NMODL_FLAGS="sympy --analytic"
         make -j 2
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]
         then
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ stages:
       displayName: "Set wheel tag"
 
     - script: |
-        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CIBW_BUILD;]cp38* cp312*"
+        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CIBW_BUILD;]cp39* cp312*"
         echo "Build identifiers: $CIBW_BUILD"
       condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'))
       displayName: "Set build identifiers"
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ stages:
       displayName: "Set wheel tag"
 
     - script: |
-        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CIBW_BUILD;]cp38* cp312*"
+        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CIBW_BUILD;]cp39* cp312*"
         echo "Build identifiers: $CIBW_BUILD"
       condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'))
       displayName: "Set build identifiers"
@@ -291,8 +291,6 @@ stages:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ${{ if eq(variables.buildWheel, True) }}:
-          Python38:
-            python.version: '3.8'
           Python39:
             python.version: '3.9'
           Python310:

pyproject.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "importlib-resources;python_version<'3.9'",
 ]
 scripts = {nmodl = "nmodl._binwrapper:main"}
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 
 optional-dependencies.test = ["pytest>=3.3.0", "pytest-cov", "numpy", "scipy"]
 optional-dependencies.docs = [
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ environment = { PATH = "/nmodlwheel/flex/bin:/nmodlwheel/bison/bin:$PATH" }
 test-command = "true"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
-environment = { SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS = "-DNMODL_BUILD_WHEEL=ON;-DFLEX_INCLUDE_PATH=C:/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/winflexbison3/tools" }
+environment = { SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS = "-DNMODL_BUILD_WHEEL=ON;-DFLEX_INCLUDE_PATH=C:/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/winflexbison3/tools" }