Revert "Removed Python 3.8 tests"

This reverts commit 913abde.

Author: daviddavo

.github/workflows/azureml-cpu-nightly.yml

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 50 # Usage limits: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/usage-limits-billing-and-administration
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         test-group:  ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-test-groups.outputs.test_groups) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code

.github/workflows/azureml-gpu-nightly.yml

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 50 # Usage limits: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/usage-limits-billing-and-administration
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         test-group:  ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-test-groups.outputs.test_groups) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code

.github/workflows/azureml-spark-nightly.yml

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 50 # Usage limits: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/usage-limits-billing-and-administration
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         test-group:  ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-test-groups.outputs.test_groups) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code

.github/workflows/azureml-unit-tests.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 50 # Usage limits: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/usage-limits-billing-and-administration
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         test-group:  ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-test-groups.outputs.test_groups) }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code

.github/workflows/sarplus.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 

recommenders/README.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Some dependencies require compilation during pip installation. On Linux this can
 ```bash
 sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libpython<version>
 ``` 
-where `<version>` should be the Python version (e.g. `3.12`).
+where `<version>` should be the Python version (e.g. `3.8`).
 
 On Windows you will need [Microsoft C++ Build Tools](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/)
 

setup.py

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
         "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
         "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",