Temporarily restore Python 3.8 support #1865

	name: Lint and Test

	on:
	push:
	branches: [ develop, v2.5, v2.5-unsupported-gcp ]
	pull_request:
	branches: [ develop, v2.5, v2.5-unsupported-gcp ]

	jobs:
	lint-and-test:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	strategy:
	fail-fast: false
	matrix:
	python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']

	container:
	image: python:${{ matrix.python-version }}

	services:
	cassandra:
	image: "cassandra:3.11"
	memcached:
	image: "memcached:1.5.6"
	redis:
	image: "redis:4.0.9"
	zookeeper:
	image: "zookeeper:3.4.10"

	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2

	- uses: actions/cache@6849a6489940f00c2f30c0fb92c6274307ccb58a # v4.1.2
	with:
	path: ~/.cache/pypoetry
	key: ${{ runner.os }}-poetry-${{ hashFiles('**/poetry.lock') }}
	restore-keys: \|
	${{ runner.os }}-poetry-

	- name: Update PATH
	run: 'echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"'

	- name: Install dependencies
	env:
	CASS_DRIVER_NO_EXTENSIONS: theytaketoolongtobuild
	run: \|
	pip install pipx
	pipx install poetry==1.8.2
	make .venv

	- name: Lint
	run: \|
	make lint

	- name: Test
	run: \|
	make test

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