pytest-dev · bluetech · Sep 14, 2025 · Sep 12, 2025 · nicoddemus · Sep 13, 2025
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -56,32 +56,29 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         name: [
-          "windows-py39-unittest-asynctest",
-          "windows-py39-unittest-twisted24",
-          "windows-py39-unittest-twisted25",
-          "windows-py39-pluggy",
-          "windows-py39-xdist",
-          "windows-py310",
+          "windows-py310-unittest-asynctest",
+          "windows-py310-unittest-twisted24",
+          "windows-py310-unittest-twisted25",
+          "windows-py310-pluggy",
+          "windows-py310-xdist",
           "windows-py311",
           "windows-py312",
           "windows-py313",
           "windows-py314",
 
-          "ubuntu-py39-unittest-asynctest",
-          "ubuntu-py39-unittest-twisted24",
-          "ubuntu-py39-unittest-twisted25",
-          "ubuntu-py39-lsof-numpy-pexpect",
-          "ubuntu-py39-pluggy",
-          "ubuntu-py39-freeze",
-          "ubuntu-py39-xdist",
+          "ubuntu-py310-unittest-asynctest",
+          "ubuntu-py310-unittest-twisted24",
+          "ubuntu-py310-unittest-twisted25",
+          "ubuntu-py310-lsof-numpy-pexpect",
+          "ubuntu-py310-pluggy",
+          "ubuntu-py310-freeze",
           "ubuntu-py310-xdist",
           "ubuntu-py311",
           "ubuntu-py312",
           "ubuntu-py313-pexpect",
           "ubuntu-py314",
           "ubuntu-pypy3-xdist",
 
-          "macos-py39",
           "macos-py310",
           "macos-py312",
           "macos-py313",
@@ -93,35 +90,30 @@ jobs:
 
         include:
           # Use separate jobs for different unittest flavors (twisted, asynctest) to ensure proper coverage.
-          - name: "windows-py39-unittest-asynctest"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "windows-py310-unittest-asynctest"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-asynctest"
+            tox_env: "py310-asynctest"
             use_coverage: true
 
-          - name: "windows-py39-unittest-twisted24"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "windows-py310-unittest-twisted24"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-twisted24"
+            tox_env: "py310-twisted24"
             use_coverage: true
 
-          - name: "windows-py39-unittest-twisted25"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "windows-py310-unittest-twisted25"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-twisted25"
+            tox_env: "py310-twisted25"
             use_coverage: true
 
-          - name: "windows-py39-pluggy"
-            python: "3.9"
-            os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
-
-          - name: "windows-py39-xdist"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "windows-py310-pluggy"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: windows-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-xdist"
+            tox_env: "py310-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
 
-          - name: "windows-py310"
+          - name: "windows-py310-xdist"
             python: "3.10"
             os: windows-latest
             tox_env: "py310-xdist"
@@ -147,44 +139,39 @@ jobs:
             tox_env: "py314"
 
           # Use separate jobs for different unittest flavors (twisted, asynctest) to ensure proper coverage.
-          - name: "ubuntu-py39-unittest-asynctest"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py310-unittest-asynctest"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-asynctest"
+            tox_env: "py310-asynctest"
             use_coverage: true
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py39-unittest-twisted24"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py310-unittest-twisted24"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-twisted24"
+            tox_env: "py310-twisted24"
             use_coverage: true
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py39-unittest-twisted25"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py310-unittest-twisted25"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-twisted25"
+            tox_env: "py310-twisted25"
             use_coverage: true
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py39-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py310-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
+            tox_env: "py310-lsof-numpy-pexpect"
             use_coverage: true
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py39-pluggy"
-            python: "3.9"
-            os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
-
-          - name: "ubuntu-py39-freeze"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py310-pluggy"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-freeze"
+            tox_env: "py310-pluggymain-pylib-xdist"
 
-          - name: "ubuntu-py39-xdist"
-            python: "3.9"
+          - name: "ubuntu-py310-freeze"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-xdist"
+            tox_env: "py310-freeze"
 
           - name: "ubuntu-py310-xdist"
             python: "3.10"
@@ -216,17 +203,11 @@ jobs:
             use_coverage: true
 
           - name: "ubuntu-pypy3-xdist"
-            python: "pypy-3.9"
+            python: "pypy-3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "pypy3-xdist"
 
 
-          - name: "macos-py39"
-            python: "3.9"
-            os: macos-latest
-            tox_env: "py39-xdist"
-            use_coverage: true
-
           - name: "macos-py310"
             python: "3.10"
             os: macos-latest
@@ -254,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
           - name: "doctesting"
-            python: "3.9"
+            python: "3.10"
             os: ubuntu-latest
             tox_env: "doctesting"
             use_coverage: true
@@ -264,12 +245,12 @@ jobs:
         contains(
           fromJSON(
             '[
-              "windows-py39-pluggy",
+              "windows-py310-pluggy",
               "windows-py313",
-              "ubuntu-py39-pluggy",
-              "ubuntu-py39-freeze",
+              "ubuntu-py310-pluggy",
+              "ubuntu-py310-freeze",
               "ubuntu-py313",
-              "macos-py39",
+              "macos-py310",
               "macos-py313"
             ]'
           ),

diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     -   id: pyupgrade
         args:
-          - "--py39-plus"
+          - "--py310-plus"
         # Manual because ruff does what pyupgrade does and the two are not out of sync
         # often enough to make launching pyupgrade everytime worth it
         stages: [manual]

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Short version
 #. Follow `PEP-8 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_ for naming.
 #. Tests are run using ``tox``::
 
-    tox -e linting,py39
+    tox -e linting,py313
 
    The test environments above are usually enough to cover most cases locally.
 
@@ -269,24 +269,24 @@ Here is a simple overview, with pytest-specific bits:
 
 #. Run all the tests
 
-   You need to have Python 3.9 or later available in your system.  Now
+   You need to have a supported Python version available in your system.  Now
    running tests is as simple as issuing this command::
 
-    $ tox -e linting,py39
+    $ tox -e linting,py
 
-   This command will run tests via the "tox" tool against Python 3.9
-   and also perform "lint" coding-style checks.
+   This command will run tests via the "tox" tool against your default Python
+   version and also perform "lint" coding-style checks.
 
 #. You can now edit your local working copy and run the tests again as necessary. Please follow `PEP-8 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_ for naming.
 
-   You can pass different options to ``tox``. For example, to run tests on Python 3.9 and pass options to pytest
+   You can pass different options to ``tox``. For example, to run tests on Python 3.13 and pass options to pytest
    (e.g. enter pdb on failure) to pytest you can do::
 
-    $ tox -e py39 -- --pdb
+    $ tox -e py313 -- --pdb
 
-   Or to only run tests in a particular test module on Python 3.9::
+   Or to only run tests in a particular test module on Python 3.12::
 
-    $ tox -e py39 -- testing/test_config.py
+    $ tox -e py312 -- testing/test_config.py
 
 
    When committing, ``pre-commit`` will re-format the files if necessary.

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Features
 - Can run `unittest <https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/how-to/unittest.html>`_ (or trial)
   test suites out of the box
 
-- Python 3.9+ or PyPy3
+- Python 3.10+ or PyPy3
 
 - Rich plugin architecture, with over 1300+ `external plugins <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/reference/plugin_list.html>`_ and thriving community
 

diff --git a/changelog/13719.breaking.rst b/changelog/13719.breaking.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for Python 3.9 is dropped following its end of life.
diff --git a/doc/en/example/multipython.py b/doc/en/example/multipython.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 
-pythonlist = ["python3.9", "python3.10", "python3.11"]
+pythonlist = ["python3.11", "python3.12", "python3.13"]
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(params=pythonlist)

diff --git a/doc/en/getting-started.rst b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ Get Started
 Install ``pytest``
 ----------------------------------------
 
-``pytest`` requires: Python 3.8+ or PyPy3.
-
 1. Run the following command in your command line:
 
 .. code-block:: bash

diff --git a/doc/en/how-to/skipping.rst b/doc/en/how-to/skipping.rst
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ It is also possible to skip the whole module using
 
 If you wish to skip something conditionally then you can use ``skipif`` instead.
 Here is an example of marking a test function to be skipped
-when run on an interpreter earlier than Python3.10:
+when run on an interpreter earlier than Python3.13:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
     import sys
 
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 10), reason="requires python3.10 or higher")
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 13), reason="requires python3.13 or higher")
     def test_function(): ...
 
 If the condition evaluates to ``True`` during collection, the test function will be skipped,

diff --git a/doc/en/index.rst b/doc/en/index.rst
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ The ``pytest`` framework makes it easy to write small, readable tests, and can
 scale to support complex functional testing for applications and libraries.
 
 
-``pytest`` requires: Python 3.8+ or PyPy3.
-
 **PyPI package name**: :pypi:`pytest`
 
 A quick example
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ Features
 
 - Can run :ref:`unittest <unittest>` (including trial) test suites out of the box
 
-- Python 3.8+ or PyPy 3
+- Python 3.10+ or PyPy 3
 
 - Rich plugin architecture, with over 1300+ :ref:`external plugins <plugin-list>` and thriving community
 

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Florian Bruhin" },
     { name = "Others (See AUTHORS)" },
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 6 - Mature",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: POSIX",
     "Operating System :: Unix",
     "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",
@@ -86,10 +85,10 @@ write_to = "src/_pytest/_version.py"
 
 [tool.black]
 # See https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage_and_configuration/the_basics.html#t-target-version
-target-version = [ "py39", "py310", "py311", "py312", "py313" ]
+target-version = [ "py310", "py311", "py312", "py313" ]
 
 [tool.ruff]
-target-version = "py39"
+target-version = "py310"
 line-length = 88
 src = [
     "src",
@@ -520,7 +519,7 @@ files = [
 mypy_path = [
     "src",
 ]
-python_version = "3.9"
+python_version = "3.10"
 check_untyped_defs = true
 disallow_any_generics = true
 disallow_untyped_defs = true
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ include = [
 extraPaths = [
     "src",
 ]
-pythonVersion = "3.9"
+pythonVersion = "3.10"
 typeCheckingMode = "basic"
 reportMissingImports = "none"
 reportMissingModuleSource = "none"
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		@@ -0,0 +1 @@
		Support for Python 3.9 is dropped following its end of life.