ENH: Drop Python 3.8 support

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CPython 3.8 was deprecated in October 2024.

Author: thewtex

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -9,30 +9,41 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 5
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, windows-2022, macos-12, macos-14]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'macos-14' || matrix.package != '3.8' }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'macos-14' || matrix.package != '3.8' }}
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install -e ".[test,dask-image,itk,cli]"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install -e ".[test,dask-image,itk]"
+          python -m pip install itkwasm-image-io
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install -e ".[test,dask-image,itk,cli]"
 
       - name: Test with pytest
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'macos-14' || matrix.package != '3.8' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.os != 'macos-14' }}
         run: |
           pytest --junitxml=junit/test-results.xml
 
       - name: Publish Test Report
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'macos-14' || matrix.package != '3.8' }}
+        if:
+          ${{ matrix.os != 'ubuntu-22.04' && (matrix.os != 'macos-14' ||
+          matrix.python-version != '3.8') }}
         uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v2
         with:
           report_paths: "junit/test-results*.xml"

pixi.lock

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 name = "ngff-zarr"
 description = 'A lean and kind Open Microscopy Environment (OME) Next Generation File Format (NGFF) Zarr implementation.'
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = []
 authors = [{ name = "Matt McCormick", email = "matt.mccormick@kitware.com" }]
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",