v9.0.0

[webknjaz]

Significant Changes

• Dropping support for Python 2 and Python 3 below 3.5 #252 via Require Python 3.6 #339 and Drop support for Python 3.5 and 2.7 #510: Cheroot now requires Python 3.6 or later. Python 3.5 and Python 2.7 are still supported by the maint/8.x branch and stabilizing bugfixes will be accepted to that branch -- by @jaraco

Bugfixes

• Set worker thread names as str by @jarus in Set worker thread names as str #503

What Else Changed

• Added types for _compat.py by @kasium in Add types for _compat.py #491

Internal Changes

• Configured stubtest hook for stub testing by @kasium in Configure stubtest hook for stub testing #415
• Started running Python commands in tox in isolated and strict mode by @webknjaz in Run Python commands in tox in isolated and strict mode #562

New Contributors

• @wylfen made their first contribution in Use importlib.metadata instead of deprecated pkg_resources #500
• @jarus made their first contribution in Set worker thread names as str #503

Full Diff: v8.6.0...v9.0.0

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