Removed Python 3.8 specifics

Author: fjwillemsen

kernel_tuner/searchspace.py

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import ast
 import re
 from pathlib import Path

kernel_tuner/util.py

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 """Module for kernel tuner utility functions."""
-from __future__ import annotations
-
 import errno
 import json
 import logging
@@ -1175,8 +1173,7 @@ def process_cache(cache, kernel_options, tuning_options, runner):
 
 
 def correct_open_cache(cache, open_cache=True):
-    """ if cache file was not properly closed, pretend it was properly closed """
-
+    """If cache file was not properly closed, pretend it was properly closed."""
     with open(cache, "r") as cachefile:
         filestr = cachefile.read().strip()
 
@@ -1197,7 +1194,6 @@ def correct_open_cache(cache, open_cache=True):
 
 def read_cache(cache, open_cache=True):
     """Read the cachefile into a dictionary, if open_cache=True prepare the cachefile for appending."""
-
     filestr = correct_open_cache(cache, open_cache)
 
     error_configs = {

noxfile.py

@@ -209,14 +209,6 @@ def tests(session: Session) -> None:
                 except Exception as error:
                     session.log(error)
                     session.warn(install_warning)
-    if install_opencl and session.python == "3.8":
-        # if we need to install the OpenCL extras, first install pyopencl seperately, reason:
-        #   it has `oldest-supported-numpy` as a build dependency which doesn't work with Poetry, but only for Python<3.9
-        try:
-            session.install("pyopencl")       # Attention: if changed, check `pyopencl` in pyproject.toml as well
-        except Exception as error:
-            session.log(error)
-            session.warn(install_warning)
 
     # finally, install the dependencies, optional dependencies and the package itself
     poetry_env = Path(session.run_always("poetry", "env", "info", "--executable", silent=not verbose, external=True).splitlines()[-1].strip()).resolve()

pyproject.toml

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ generate-setup-file = false
 
 # ATTENTION: if anything is changed here, run `poetry update`
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = ">=3.9,<3.13"      # NOTE if we drop 3.8 support, remove "from __future__ import annotations"  # NOTE when changing the supported Python versions, also change the test versions in the noxfile
-numpy = ">=1.26.0"          # Python 3.12 requires numpy at least 1.26
+python = ">=3.9,<3.13"          # NOTE when changing the supported Python versions, also change the test versions in the noxfile
+numpy = ">=1.26.0"              # Python 3.12 requires numpy at least 1.26
 scipy = ">=1.11.0"
 packaging = "*"                 # required by file_utils
 jsonschema = "*"