Python 3.13 Support, 3.8 EOL

Add support for Python 3.13.
Remove 3.8 because it is EOL as of Oct 2024.

Docs/source/developers/gnumake/python.rst

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Installing WarpX as a Python package
 ====================================
 
-A full Python installation of WarpX can be done, which includes a build of all of the C++ code, or a pure Python version can be made which only installs the Python scripts. WarpX requires Python version 3.8 or newer.
+A full Python installation of WarpX can be done, which includes a build of all of the C++ code, or a pure Python version can be made which only installs the Python scripts. WarpX requires Python version 3.9 or newer.
 
 For a full Python installation of WarpX
 ---------------------------------------

Docs/source/install/dependencies.rst

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Optional dependencies include:
 - `SENSEI 4.0.0+ <https://sensei-insitu.org>`__: for in situ analysis and visualization
 - `CCache <https://ccache.dev>`__: to speed up rebuilds (For CUDA support, needs version 3.7.9+ and 4.2+ is recommended)
 - `Ninja <https://ninja-build.org>`__: for faster parallel compiles
-- `Python 3.8+ <https://www.python.org>`__
+- `Python 3.9+ <https://www.python.org>`__
 
   - `mpi4py <https://mpi4py.readthedocs.io>`__
   - `numpy <https://numpy.org>`__

Python/setup.py

@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@
     description="""Wrapper of WarpX""",
     package_data=package_data,
     install_requires=["numpy", "picmistandard==0.33.0", "periodictable"],
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.8",  # left for CI, truly ">=3.9"
     zip_safe=False,
 )

setup.py

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
     cmdclass=cmdclass,
     # scripts=['warpx_1d', 'warpx_2d', 'warpx_rz', 'warpx_3d'],
     zip_safe=False,
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.8",  # left for CI, truly ">=3.9"
     # tests_require=['pytest'],
     install_requires=install_requires,
     # see: src/bindings/python/cli
@@ -336,10 +336,11 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics",
         "Programming Language :: C++",
         "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",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
         (
             "License :: OSI Approved :: " "BSD License"
         ),  # TODO: use real SPDX: BSD-3-Clause-LBNL