drop support for python <=3.8

Author: IzaakWN

.github/workflows/README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This directory contains automated workflows for continuous integration and deplo
 **Purpose:** Test the package across multiple Python versions and operating systems.
 
 **Jobs:**
-- **test**: Runs on Python 3.8-3.12 across Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows
+- **test**: Runs on Python 3.9-3.12 across Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows
   - Installs the package
   - Tests imports
   - Validates plugin registration with MkDocs

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         include:
           - os: macos-latest
             python-version: "3.12"

SETUP_SUMMARY.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This document summarizes the changes made to set up this repository for PyPI pub
 - Added maintainers field
 - Added `pyyaml` dependency
 - Enhanced project URLs (Issues, Documentation)
-- Updated Python version support (3.7-3.12)
+- Updated Python version support (3.9-3.12)
 - Fixed package data configuration
 
 #### `MANIFEST.in` (new)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ This document summarizes the changes made to set up this repository for PyPI pub
 
 #### `.github/workflows/ci.yml` (new)
 Tests the package across multiple environments:
-- **Python versions**: 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
+- **Python versions**: 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
 - **Operating systems**: Ubuntu, macOS, Windows
 - **Checks**:
   - Package installation

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "mkdocs-header-dropdown"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "A MkDocs plugin to add configurable dropdown menus to the Material theme header"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["mkdocs", "plugin", "dropdown", "navigation", "material-theme", "documentation"]
 authors = [
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Text Processing :: Markup :: Markdown",
     "Framework :: MkDocs",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",