Drop Python 3.9 support (#697)

It reached EOL on 2025-10-31:
https://peps.python.org/pep-0596/#lifespan.

Author: adamchainz

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ body:
   attributes:
     label: Python Version
     description: Which version of Python were you using?
-    placeholder: 3.9.0
+    placeholder: 3.14.0
   validations:
     required: false
 - type: input

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
-        - '3.9'
         - '3.10'
         - '3.11'
         - '3.12'

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+* Drop Python 3.9 support.
+
 4.0.1 (2025-09-12)
 ------------------
 

README.rst

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Install with:
 
     python -m pip install pytest-randomly
 
-Python 3.9 to 3.14 supported.
+Python 3.10 to 3.14 supported.
 
 Usage
 =====

pyproject.toml

@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ license-files = [ "LICENSE" ]
 authors = [
   { name = "Adam Johnson", email = "[email protected]" },
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
   "Framework :: Pytest",
   "Intended Audience :: Developers",
   "Natural Language :: English",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "importlib-metadata>=3.6; python_version<'3.10'",
   "pytest",
 ]
 urls.Changelog = "https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-randomly/blob/main/CHANGELOG.rst"
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ test = [
   "coverage[toml]",
   "factory-boy",
   "faker",
-  "importlib-metadata>=3.6; python_version<'3.10'",
   "model-bakery>=1.13",
   "numpy",
   "pytest",

src/pytest_randomly/__init__.py

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 import argparse
 import random
-import sys
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from functools import lru_cache
+from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 from itertools import groupby
 from types import ModuleType
-from typing import Any, Callable, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, TypeVar
 from zlib import crc32
 
 from _pytest.config import Config
@@ -15,11 +16,6 @@
 from _pytest.nodes import Item
 from pytest import Collector, fixture, hookimpl
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
-    from importlib_metadata import entry_points
-else:
-    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
-
 # factory-boy
 try:
     from factory.random import set_random_state as factory_set_random_state

tox.ini

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 requires =
     tox>=4.2
 env_list =
-    py{314, 313, 312, 311, 310, 39}
+    py{314, 313, 312, 311, 310}
 
 [testenv]
 runner = uv-venv-lock-runner