Remove python 3.8 support

.github/workflows/pylint.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
         split: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  # Number of splits
 
     steps:

.github/workflows/python-publish.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version:  '3.8'
+        python-version:  '3.9'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip

pyproject.toml

@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ authors = [{ name = "Janine George", email = "[email protected]" }]
 version = "0.3.0"
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
      "pymatgen>=2023.1.20",
      "numpy",