Drop Python 3.8 - its EOL is due in just over 3 weeks

Author: JamesParrott

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: [
-            "3.8",
             "3.9",
             "3.10",
             "3.11",

README.md

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Both the Esri and XBase file-formats are very simple in design and memory
 efficient which is part of the reason the shapefile format remains popular
 despite the numerous ways to store and exchange GIS data available today.
 
-Pyshp is compatible with Pythons >= 3.8.
+Pyshp is compatible with Pythons >= 3.9.
 
 This document provides examples for using PyShp to read and write shapefiles. However 
 many more examples are continually added to the blog [http://GeospatialPython.com](http://GeospatialPython.com),

setup.cfg

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers =
 
 [options]
 py_modules = shapefile
-python_requires = >=3.8
+python_requires = >=3.9
 
 [bdist_wheel]
 universal=1

shapefile.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Provides read and write support for ESRI Shapefiles.
 authors: jlawhead<at>geospatialpython.com
 maintainer: karim.bahgat.norway<at>gmail.com
-Compatible with Python versions >= 3.8
+Compatible with Python versions >= 3.9
 """
 
 __version__ = "2.3.1"