Upgrade doc and CI after dropping python 3.8

Author: Pierre-Sassoulas

.github/workflows/prepare-release-pr.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.8"
+        python-version: "3.x"
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -54,25 +54,24 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         name: [
-          "windows-py38",
-          "windows-py38-pluggy",
-          "windows-py39",
+          "windows-py39-unittestextras",
+          "windows-py39-pluggy",
+          "windows-py39-xdist",
           "windows-py310",
           "windows-py311",
           "windows-py312",
           "windows-py313",
 
-          "ubuntu-py38",
-          "ubuntu-py38-pluggy",
-          "ubuntu-py38-freeze",
-          "ubuntu-py39",
-          "ubuntu-py310",
+          "ubuntu-py39-lsof-numpy-pexpect",
+          "ubuntu-py39-pluggy",
+          "ubuntu-py39-freeze",
+          "ubuntu-py39-xdist",
+          "ubuntu-py310-xdist",
           "ubuntu-py311",
           "ubuntu-py312",
-          "ubuntu-py313",
-          "ubuntu-pypy3",
+          "ubuntu-py313-pexpect",
+          "ubuntu-pypy3-xdist",
 
-          "macos-py38",
           "macos-py39",
           "macos-py310",
           "macos-py312",
@@ -83,106 +82,122 @@ jobs:
         ]
 
         include:
-          - name: "windows-py38"
-            python: "3.8"
+          - name: "windows-py39-unittestextras"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-unittestextras"
+            tox_env: "py39-unittestextras"
             use_coverage: true
-          - name: "windows-py38-pluggy"
-            python: "3.8"
+
+          - name: "windows-py39-pluggy"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
-          - name: "windows-py39"
+            tox_env: "py39-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
+
+          - name: "windows-py39-xdist"
             python: "3.9"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py39-xdist"
+
           - name: "windows-py310"
             python: "3.10"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py310-xdist"
+
           - name: "windows-py311"
             python: "3.11"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py311"
+
           - name: "windows-py312"
             python: "3.12"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py312"
+
           - name: "windows-py313"
-            python: "3.13-dev"
+            python: "3.13"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py313"
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py38"
-            python: "3.8"
+
+          - name: "ubuntu-py39-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
-            use_coverage: true
-          - name: "ubuntu-py38-pluggy"
-            python: "3.8"
+            tox_env: "py39-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
+
+          - name: "ubuntu-py39-pluggy"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
-          - name: "ubuntu-py38-freeze"
-            python: "3.8"
+            tox_env: "py39-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
+
+          - name: "ubuntu-py39-freeze"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-freeze"
-          - name: "ubuntu-py39"
+            tox_env: "py39-freeze"
+
+          - name: "ubuntu-py39-xdist"
             python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "py39-xdist"
-          - name: "ubuntu-py310"
+
+          - name: "ubuntu-py310-xdist"
             python: "3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "py310-xdist"
+
           - name: "ubuntu-py311"
             python: "3.11"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "py311"
             use_coverage: true
+
           - name: "ubuntu-py312"
             python: "3.12"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "py312"
             use_coverage: true
-          - name: "ubuntu-py313"
-            python: "3.13-dev"
+
+          - name: "ubuntu-py313-pexpect"
+            python: "3.13"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "py313-pexpect"
             use_coverage: true
-          - name: "ubuntu-pypy3"
+
+          - name: "ubuntu-pypy3-xdist"
             python: "pypy-3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "pypy3-xdist"
 
-          - name: "macos-py38"
-            python: "3.8"
-            os: macos-latest
-            tox_env: "py38-xdist"
+
           - name: "macos-py39"
             python: "3.9"
             os: macos-latest
             tox_env: "py39-xdist"
             use_coverage: true
+
           - name: "macos-py310"
             python: "3.10"
             os: macos-latest
             tox_env: "py310-xdist"
+
           - name: "macos-py312"
             python: "3.12"
             os: macos-latest
             tox_env: "py312-xdist"
+
           - name: "macos-py313"
-            python: "3.13-dev"
+            python: "3.13"
             os: macos-latest
             tox_env: "py313-xdist"
 
+
           - name: "plugins"
             python: "3.12"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "plugins"
 
+
           - name: "doctesting"
-            python: "3.8"
+            python: "3.9"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "doctesting"
             use_coverage: true
@@ -192,12 +207,12 @@ jobs:
         contains(
           fromJSON(
             '[
-              "windows-py38-pluggy",
+              "windows-py39-pluggy",
               "windows-py313",
-              "ubuntu-py38-pluggy",
-              "ubuntu-py38-freeze",
+              "ubuntu-py39-pluggy",
+              "ubuntu-py39-freeze",
               "ubuntu-py313",
-              "macos-py38",
+              "macos-py39",
               "macos-py313"
             ]'
           ),