build: update Python requirement to 3.10+ due to numpy dependency

The minimum Python version requirement has been updated to 3.10+ across the project to align with the numpy 2.2.4 requirement.

Authored-by: Mohamed Elashri <mail@elashri.com>

Author: MohamedElashri

.github/workflows/Build_Package.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8","3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

README.md

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to:
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- Python 3.8+
+- Python 3.10+ (due to numpy requirement)
 - NumPy
 - Awkward Array (optional, for Awkward array support)
 

docs/README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 LVec is a Python package designed for High Energy Physics (HEP) analysis, providing a unified interface for handling Lorentz vectors. It bridges the gap between different HEP ecosystems (Scikit-HEP and ROOT) and supports both NumPy and Awkward array backends.
 
 ### Dependencies
-- Python 3.8+
+- Python 3.10+ (due to numpy requirement)
 - NumPy (required)
 - Awkward Array (optional, for Awkward array support)
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "lvec"
 version = "0.1.3"
 description = "A package for handling Lorentz vectors with NumPy and Awkward array backends"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"  # This will be revisited later due to numpy 2.2.4 requirement
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 authors = [
     { name = "Mohamed Elashri", email = "lvec@elashri.com" }
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "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",