Pylint 3.1.0 reports ByteString as deprecated class when py-version = 3.8

[Wayonb]

Bug description

ByteString class is deprecated in Python 3.9.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.ByteString

Since upgrading to Pylint 3.1, getting deprecated class warning even though the minimum py-version = 3.8

Configuration

[MAIN]

# Minimum supported python version
py-version = 3.8

Command used

14:18:25  + xargs python3 -m pylint --rcfile C:/Users/Administrator/jenkins/workspace/linters/python/.pylintrc --disable=duplicate-code

Pylint output

14:19:12  ************* Module symbolchain.nc
14:19:12  symbolchain\nc\__init__.py:13:0: W4904: Using deprecated class ByteString of module typing (deprecated-class)
14:19:12  ************* Module symbolchain.sc
14:19:12  symbolchain\sc\__init__.py:13:0: W4904: Using deprecated class ByteString of module typing (deprecated-class)

Expected behavior

Pylint not to report the warning.

Pylint version

pylint 3.1
Python 3.12

OS / Environment

No response

Additional dependencies

No response

[Pierre-Sassoulas]

I think this is voluntary afair. Python itself is going to warn you in python 3.9 or above, what would be the value added by this check if it only warned when python already does ? (Can't search for the original discussion easily as I'm on mobile).

[jacobtylerwalls]

Right, even if your lowest supported version is 3.8, it's still something that needs to be removed.

[jacobtylerwalls]

Decision to not use py-version for deprecated checkers discussed in #5876 (comment)