From 4fcc96e7fda48f911fe9cf1fd7b697a79be02699 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: German <28149841+germa89@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 11:57:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update minimal python version (#2956)

* Update minimal version

* Add info in pyproject.toml
---
 pyproject.toml                   | 2 +-
 src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 09cc519ba1..29ef4d5e34 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ name = "ansys-mapdl-core"
 version = "0.69.dev0"
 description = "A Python wrapper for Ansys MAPDL."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.9,<3.13"
+requires-python = ">=3.9,<3.13"  # Update also 'MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION' in src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 authors = [
     {name = "Ansys, Inc.", email = "pyansys.maintainers@ansys.com"},
diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py
index aadc1dce2b..ab657eb987 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     os.makedirs(USER_DATA_PATH)
 
 DEPRECATING_MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION = True
-MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION = (3, 8)
+MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION = (3, 9)
 
 first_time_file = os.path.join(USER_DATA_PATH, ".firstime")
 if not os.path.exists(first_time_file):  # pragma: no cover