💥Dropped support for 3.10.x legacies (Fixes #435) (#436)

* 💥Update Python version requirements to support 3.10 and above

* 📝 Update installation documentation to reflect support for Python 3.10+

* 👷💥 Remove Python 3.9 from AppVeyor configuration and add support for Python 3.13

* 👷💥 Remove Python 3.9 from Azure Pipelines configuration and add support for Python 3.13

* 👷💥 Update Python version matrix in CI configuration to remove 3.9 and add 3.13

* 👷 Use Python version in deployment workflow from 3.9 to 3.11

* 📝 Update deprecation notice to reflect removal of Python 3.9 support

* 🐛 Fix string comparison for Python version checks in CI configuration

.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ jobs:
           export VIDGEAR_LOGFILE="$HOME/logs"
           timeout 1200 pytest --verbose --cov=vidgear --cov-report=xml  --cov-report term-missing vidgear/tests/ || code=$?; if [[ $code -ne 124 && $code -ne 0 ]]; then exit $code; else echo "EXIT_CODE=$code" >>$GITHUB_ENV; fi
           flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
-        if: success() && matrix.python-version == 3.9
+        if: success() && matrix.python-version == '3.11'
       - name: pytest without_ENV
         run: |
           sudo modprobe v4l2loopback devices=1 video_nr=0 exclusive_caps=1 card_label='VCamera'
           timeout 1200 pytest --verbose --cov=vidgear --cov-report=xml  --cov-report term-missing vidgear/tests/ || code=$?; if [[ $code -ne 124 && $code -ne 0 ]]; then exit $code; else echo "EXIT_CODE=$code" >>$GITHUB_ENV; fi
           flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
-        if: success() && matrix.python-version != 3.9
+        if: success() && matrix.python-version != '3.11'
       - name: Display exit code
         run: echo "Exit code was = $EXIT_CODE"
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov

.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
     types: [published]
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.9
+  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.11
   GIT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
   GIT_NAME: ${{ secrets.GIT_NAME }}
   GIT_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.GIT_EMAIL }}

appveyor.yml

@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ image: Visual Studio 2019
 
 environment:
   matrix:
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python39-x64"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.9.x"
-      PYTHON_ARCH: "64"
-
     - PYTHON: "C:\\Python310-x64"
       PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10.x"
       PYTHON_ARCH: "64"
@@ -32,6 +28,10 @@ environment:
       PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12.x"
       PYTHON_ARCH: "64"
 
+    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python313-x64"
+      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.13.x"
+      PYTHON_ARCH: "64"
+
 build: off
 
 version: "{branch}-{build}"

azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ pool:
 
 strategy:
   matrix:
-    Python39:
-      python.version: "3.9"
     Python310:
       python.version: "3.10"
     Python311:
       python.version: "3.11"
     Python312:
       python.version: "3.12"
+    Python313:
+      python.version: "3.13"
 
 steps:
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0

docs/installation.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 ## Supported Systems
 
-VidGear is well-tested and supported on the following systems(but not limited to), with [python 3.9+](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/getting-started/) installed:
+VidGear is well-tested and supported on the following systems(but not limited to), with [python 3.10+](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/getting-started/) installed:
 
 * Any :material-linux: Linux distro released in 2016 or later
 * :fontawesome-brands-windows: Windows 7 or later
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ VidGear is well-tested and supported on the following systems(but not limited to
 
 !!! warning "Depreciation Notice"
 
-    Python-3.8 legacies support has been dropped from Vidgear.
+    Python-3.9 legacies support has been dropped from Vidgear.
 
-:fontawesome-brands-python: [**Python 3.9+**](https://www.python.org/downloads/) are only supported legacies for installing Vidgear `v0.3.4` and above.
+:fontawesome-brands-python: [**Python 3.10+**](https://www.python.org/downloads/) are only supported legacies for installing Vidgear `v0.3.4` and above.
 
  
 

setup.py

@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ setup(
         "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
         "Intended Audience :: Education",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     ],
-    python_requires=">=3.9",
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
     scripts=[],
     project_urls={
         "Bug Reports": "https://github.com/abhiTronix/vidgear/issues",