Removed support for 3.9 (#1312)

Author: sliverc

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
     env:
       PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     steps:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 Note that in line with [Django REST framework policy](https://www.django-rest-framework.org/topics/release-notes/),
 any parts of the framework not mentioned in the documentation should generally be considered private API, and may be subject to change.
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Removed
+
+* Removed support for Python 3.9.
+
 ## [8.1.0] - 2025-10-17
 
 ### Fixed

README.rst

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ As a Django REST framework JSON:API (short DJA) we are trying to address followi
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-1. Python (3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14)
+1. Python (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14)
 2. Django (4.2, 5.1, 5.2)
 3. Django REST framework (3.15, 3.16)
 

docs/getting-started.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ like the following:
 
 ## Requirements
 
-1. Python (3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14)
+1. Python (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14)
 2. Django (4.2, 5.1, 5.2)
 3. Django REST framework (3.15, 3.16)
 

setup.py

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ def get_package_data(package):
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -115,6 +114,6 @@ def get_package_data(package):
         "django-filter": ["django-filter>=2.4"],
     },
     setup_requires=wheel,
-    python_requires=">=3.9",
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
     zip_safe=False,
 )

tox.ini

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
 envlist =
-    py39-django42-drf{315,316},
     py{310,311,312}-django{42,51,52}-drf{315,316,main},
     py{313}-django{51,52}-drf{316,main},
     py{314}-django{52}-drf{316,main},