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Drop Python 3.8 support and deprecate 3.9 support #4726

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See also numpy 2.0 discussion where dropping Python 3.9 is being considered.

This overall drops one OS/version combination.
Could be leaner and mainly use older and newest
rather than three version?
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peterjc commented May 12, 2024

Cross reference #4559, Python 3.8 support is EOL in October 2024 (about when 3.13 is due out).
https://devguide.python.org/versions/

@peterjc peterjc merged commit 99eea9b into biopython:master May 13, 2024
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