feat: Drop support for Python 3.8 (eol 2024-10-07)

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Drop Python 3.8 Support and Add Python 3.13 Support Across LaunchDarkly Python Libraries

Summary

This coordinated effort removes Python 3.8 support and adds Python 3.13 support across 6 LaunchDarkly Python repositories:

• python-server-sdk-otel
• python-server-sdk-ai
• python-eventsource
• openfeature-python-server
• hello-python
• hello-openfeature-python-server

Key Changes:

• Bumped minimum Python version from 3.8 to 3.9
• Added Python 3.13 to supported versions (3.9-3.13)
• Updated README files to reflect new Python version requirements
• Modified GitHub Actions CI matrices to test Python 3.9-3.13 (removed 3.8)
• Updated pyproject.toml classifiers and Python version constraints
• Critical fix: Upgraded Sphinx from ^5.0.0 to ^7.0.0 in python-eventsource to resolve Python 3.13 compatibility issues

This follows the pattern established in the reference commit 02076650064d8a20f792c80cda3249a7aa7e336a from python-server-sdk.

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

• Verify version bump strategy: Confirm "Release-As" version numbers use major version bumps (not minor) since this is a breaking change that drops Python 3.8 support
• Test documentation builds: Verify documentation still generates correctly with the Sphinx 7.x upgrade, especially on Python 3.13 environments
• Validate Python version consistency: Cross-check that Python version references are consistent across README, pyproject.toml, and GitHub Actions files in all 6 repositories
• Test CI coverage: Confirm CI passes on all newly supported Python versions (3.9-3.13) and that no edge cases were missed
• Dependency compatibility audit: Check that no other dependencies have compatibility issues with the new Python version constraints

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Diagram

graph TB
    subgraph "python-eventsource"
        A[README.md]:::minor-edit
        B[pyproject.toml]:::major-edit
        C[GitHub Actions]:::minor-edit
        D[poetry.lock]:::context
    end
    
    subgraph "python-server-sdk-otel"
        E[README.md]:::minor-edit
        F[pyproject.toml]:::minor-edit
        G[GitHub Actions]:::minor-edit
    end
    
    subgraph "python-server-sdk-ai"
        H[README.md]:::minor-edit
        I[pyproject.toml]:::minor-edit
        J[GitHub Actions]:::minor-edit
    end
    
    subgraph "openfeature-python-server"
        K[README.md]:::minor-edit
        L[pyproject.toml]:::minor-edit
        M[GitHub Actions]:::minor-edit
    end
    
    subgraph "hello-python"
        N[README.md]:::minor-edit
        O[pyproject.toml]:::minor-edit
        P[GitHub Actions]:::minor-edit
    end
    
    subgraph "hello-openfeature-python-server"
        Q[README.md]:::minor-edit
        R[pyproject.toml]:::minor-edit
        S[GitHub Actions]:::minor-edit
    end
    
    
    subgraph Legend
        L1[Major Edit]:::major-edit
        L2[Minor Edit]:::minor-edit
        L3[Context/No Edit]:::context
    end
    
    classDef major-edit fill:#90EE90
    classDef minor-edit fill:#87CEEB
    classDef context fill:#FFFFFF

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Notes

Critical Sphinx Compatibility Fix: The python-eventsource repository required a significant Sphinx upgrade from ^5.0.0 to ^7.0.0 to resolve Python 3.13 compatibility issues. The original Sphinx 1.8.6 (resolved from ^5.0.0 constraint) had "No module named 'pipes'" errors on Python 3.13 since the pipes module was removed. This was the most complex part of the migration and required local testing with Python 3.13 to verify the fix.

Breaking Change Impact: This is a coordinated breaking change across 6 repositories that will require users to upgrade from Python 3.8 to Python 3.9+ to continue receiving updates. The "Release-As" version numbers should reflect major version bumps.

CI Validation: All repositories now pass CI checks on Python 3.9-3.13, with the python-eventsource repository being the last to resolve compatibility issues through the Sphinx upgrade.

Link to Devin run: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/3f70248c29dd4d5eb70be4a05a78ce3a
Requested by: @keelerm84

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=== BEGIN THREAD HISTORY (in #sdks-python) ===
GitHub (U01V5FFUQ1E): 

[launchdarkly/python-server-sdk] Pull request merged by keelerm84

Matthew Keeler (U02FZSQUVCL): <@U0915543DJ7> if you look at sha 02076650064d8a20f792c80cda3249a7aa7e336a from the python-server-sdk repository, you will see a commit where I've dropped python 3.8 support from one of our libraries. I also increased testing support up to 3.13.

I need you to make the same type of changes across multiple different repositories:

• <https://github.com/launchdarkly/python-server-sdk-otel>
• <https://github.com/launchdarkly/python-server-sdk-ai>
• <https://github.com/launchdarkly/python-eventsource>
• <https://github.com/launchdarkly/openfeature-python-server>
• <https://github.com/launchdarkly/hello-python>
• <https://github.com/launchdarkly/hello-openfeature-python-server>
For each of these repositories we want to make sure that:

1. We bump the minimum to 3.9.
2. Update the README to reflect this new minimum.
3. Update all github action files to no longer include 3.8.
4. Anywhere we list the versions of python that are supported, we should make sure to expand to include 3.13.
When working on the repositories, you should work under a branch named: mk/sdk-1351/3.8

The PR title should be similar to what you saw in the provided SHA. The commit body should also include a "Release-As: X.Y.Z" designation. That release number should be the next non-breaking version number. For example, if the last tag was 1.2.3, then this should be "Release-As: 1.3.0". Or if it's "0.3.0", it should be "Release-As: 0.4.0".

Matthew Keeler (U02FZSQUVCL): <@U0915543DJ7> see my last message and do that please.

Cursor (U0915543DJ7): <@U02FZSQUVCL> deleted "Update Python support across repositories"

<@U02FZSQUVCL> deleted "Update Python support across repositories"

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