Deprecate Python 3.8 support (#683)

* Deprecate Python 3.8 support

* Bump Pandas floor

* update changelog

Author: michaelnchin

.github/workflows/unit.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == true
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2

ChangeLog.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Starting with v1.31.6, this file will contain a record of major features and upd
 
 ## Upcoming
 
+- Deprecated Python 3.8 support ([Link to PR](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook/pull/683))
 - Upgraded Neo4j Bolt driver to v5.x ([Link to PR](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook/pull/682))
 - Added `%get_import_task` line magic  ([Link to PR](https://github.com/aws/graph-notebook/pull/668))
 

README.md

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ It is recommended to check the [ChangeLog.md](ChangeLog.md) file periodically to
 
 You will need:
 
-* [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) 3.8.x-3.10.13
+* [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) 3.9.x-3.10.14
 * A graph database that provides one or more of:
   * A SPARQL 1.1 endpoint
   * An Apache TinkerPop Gremlin Server compatible endpoint

requirements.txt

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ nbconvert>=6.3.0,<=7.2.8
 jedi>=0.18.1,<=0.18.2
 markupsafe<2.1.0
 itables>=2.0.0,<=2.1.0
-pandas>=2.0.0,<=2.2.2
+pandas>=2.1.0,<=2.2.2
 numpy<1.24.0
 nest_asyncio>=1.5.5,<=1.5.6
 async-timeout>=4.0,<5.0

setup.py

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def get_version():
         'nbconvert>=6.3.0,<=7.2.8',
         'jedi>=0.18.1,<=0.18.2',
         'itables>=2.0.0,<=2.1.0',
-        'pandas>=2.0.0,<=2.2.2',
+        'pandas>=2.1.0,<=2.2.2',
         'numpy<1.24.0',
         'nest_asyncio>=1.5.5,<=1.5.6',
         'async-timeout>=4.0,<5.0'
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def get_version():
     cmdclass=cmd_class,
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License'
     ],
     keywords='jupyter neptune gremlin sparql',