deprecate py3.8 and 3.9, add 3.12

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [![multilayer-alignment](https://github.com/letiziaia/multilayer-alignment/actions/workflows/validate.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/letiziaia/multilayer-alignment/actions/workflows/validate.yml)
-[![Python 3.8+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-380/)
+[![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3100/)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache_2.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/letiziaia/multilayer-alignment/blob/main/LICENSE)
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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ You can refer to the [slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HMEE5k
 
 ![python](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-FFD43B?style=for-the-badge&logo=python&logoColor=blue)
 
-You should have python >= 3.8 and [pipenv](https://github.com/pypa/pipenv#installation) installed.
+You should have python >= 3.10 and [pipenv](https://github.com/pypa/pipenv#installation) installed.
 
 ```shell
 # install dependencies (including dev)
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ Additional issues can be found by running `python3 -m flake8 .` and `python3 -m
 
 ## Tests
 
-This code has test coverage for python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11.
+This code has test coverage for python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12.

setup.py

@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
         "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     ],
 )