Require Python 3.10+

Author: oschwald

.github/workflows/test-libmaxminddb.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        env: [3.9, "3.10", 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14]
+        env: ["3.10", 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14]
         # We don't test on Windows currently due to issues
         # build libmaxminddb there.
         os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, macos-latest]

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        env: [3.9, "3.10", 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14]
+        env: ["3.10", 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5

HISTORY.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ History
 2.9.0
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
+* IMPORTANT: Python 3.10 or greater is required. If you are using an older
+  version, please use an earlier release.
 * Databases can now be loaded from buffers. This can be done by passing in a
   buffer as the database and using mode ``MODE_FD``. Pull request by Emanuel
   Seemann. GitHub #234.

README.rst

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ exceptions in those threads.
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-This code requires Python 3.9+. Older versions are not supported. The C
+This code requires Python 3.10+. Older versions are not supported. The C
 extension requires CPython.
 
 Versioning

pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "Reader for the MaxMind DB format"
 authors = [
     {name = "Gregory Oschwald", email = "goschwald@maxmind.com"},
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 readme = "README.rst"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 classifiers = [
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: System Administrators",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ ignore = [
 
 [tool.tox]
 env_list = [
-    "3.9",
     "3.10",
     "3.11",
     "3.12",
@@ -130,4 +128,3 @@ commands = [
 "3.12" = ["3.12"]
 "3.11" = ["3.11"]
 "3.10" = ["3.10"]
-"3.9" = ["3.9"]