Drop Python 3.8 (#808)

* Drop Python 3.8

* Update changelog.

* Update package metadata

* Remove Python 3.8-specific code.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
-        - "3.8"
         - "3.9"
         - "3.10"
         - "3.11"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@ Write the date in place of the "Unreleased" in the case a new version is release
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
 - Add adapters for reading back assets with the image/jpeg and
   multipart/related;type=image/jpeg mimetypes.
 
+### Changed
+
+- Drop support for Python 3.8, which is reached end of life
+  upstream on 7 October 2024.
+
 ## v0.1.0b10 (2024-10-11)
 
 - Add kwarg to client logout to auto-clear default identity.

pyproject.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ authors = [
 maintainers = [
   { name = "Brookhaven National Laboratory", email = "[email protected]" },
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 
 # All dependencies are optional; it depends on whether you are running
 # a client or server (or both) and what data structures you care about.
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
   "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",

tiled/client/auth.py

@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ def sync_clear_token(self, key):
         with self._sync_lock:
             self.tokens.pop(key, None)
             filepath = self.token_directory / key
-            # filepath.unlink(missing_ok=False)  # Python 3.8+
-            try:
-                filepath.unlink()
-            except FileNotFoundError:
-                pass
+            filepath.unlink(missing_ok=False)
             self.tokens.pop(key, None)  # Clear cached value.
 
     def sync_auth_flow(self, request, attempt=0):