chore: undo 8bbc8a6, set awkward-cpp python_requires, and bump versio…

…n numbers

awkward-cpp/pyproject.toml

@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "awkward_cpp"
-version = "41"
+version = "42"
 dependencies = [
-    "numpy>=1.18.0",
-    "importlib_resources;python_version < \"3.9\""
+    "numpy>=1.18.0"
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 description = "CPU kernels and compiled extensions for Awkward Array"
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Utilities",
 ]
 license = {text = "BSD-3-Clause"}
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward-1.0"

cibuildwheel.toml

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ pytest {project}/tests \
        {package}/tests-spec-explicit
 """
 skip = [
-    "*p38*",
     "pp*win*",
     "pp*-manylinux_i686",
 ]

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "awkward"
-version = "2.7.0"
+version = "2.7.1"
 description = "Manipulate JSON-like data with NumPy-like idioms."
 license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Utilities",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "awkward_cpp==41",
+    "awkward_cpp==42",
     "importlib_metadata>=4.13.0;python_version < \"3.12\"",
     "numpy>=1.18.0",
     "packaging",