feat: Drop support for Python 3.8, update dependencies

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: .venv
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: .venv
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: .venv
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: .venv
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # allows coverage bot to comment
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -147,19 +147,19 @@ jobs:
           token:  ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   check-docker-image:
-    name: Check types
+    name: Check docker image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
           path: .venv
           key: poetry-${{ hashFiles('poetry.lock') }}
-      - name: Check types
+      - name: Check wheel installation
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           pip wheel . -w wheels
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -107,18 +107,14 @@ poetry install
 
 ### Style Guidelines
 
-We use [Black](https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html) and `flake8` to automatically
-lint the code and enforce style requirements as part of the CI pipeline. You can run these style
-tests yourself locally by running `make check-style` (to check for violations of the `flake8` rules)
-and `make check-format` (to see if `black` would reformat the code) in the top-level directory of
-the repository. If you aren't presented with any errors, then that means your code is good enough
-for the linter (`flake8`) and formatter (`black`). If `make check-format` fails, it will present
-you with a diff, which you can resolve by running `make format`. Black is very opinionated, but
-saves a lot of time by removing the need for style nitpicks in PR review. We only deviate from its
-default behavior in one category: we choose to use a line length of 100 rather than the Black
-default of 88 (this is configured in the [`pyproject.toml`](pyproject.toml) file). As for `flake8`,
-we ignore a couple of its rules (all for good reasons), and the specific configuration can be
-found in the [`.flake8`](.flake8) file.
+We use [ruff]() to enforce lint and formatting requireements as part of CI. You can run these
+tests yourself locally by running `make check-style` (to check for violations of the linting rules)
+and `make check-format` (to see if `ruff` would reformat the code) in the top-level directory of
+the repository. If you aren't presented with any errors, then that means your code satisfies all
+the linting and formatting requirements. If `make check-format` fails, it will present you with a
+diff, which you can resolve by running `make format`. The ruff formatter is opinionated, but
+saves a lot of time by removing the need for style nitpicks in PR review. The configuration for
+`ruff` can be found in `pyproject.toml`.
 
 In addition to linting and formatting, we use type hints for all parameters and return values,
 following the [PEP 484 syntax][pep-484]. This is enforced as part of the CI via the command

Dockerfile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # use multi-stage builds to independently pull dependency versions
 ARG quilc_version=1.20.0
 ARG qvm_version=1.17.1
-ARG python_version=3.8
+ARG python_version=3.9
 
 # use multi-stage builds to independently pull dependency versions
 FROM rigetti/quilc:$quilc_version as quilc

Dockerfile.test

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # use multi-stage builds to independently pull dependency versions
 ARG quilc_version=1.20.0
 ARG qvm_version=1.17.1
-ARG python_version=3.8
+ARG python_version=3.9
 
 # use multi-stage builds to independently pull dependency versions
 FROM rigetti/quilc:$quilc_version as quilc

Makefile

@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ check-all: check-format check-types check-style
 
 .PHONY: check-format
 check-format:
-	black --check --diff pyquil
+	ruff format --check --diff pyquil
 
 .PHONY: check-types
 check-types:
 	mypy pyquil
 
 .PHONY: check-style
 check-style:
-	flake8 pyquil
+	ruff check pyquil
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ docker: Dockerfile
 
 .PHONY: format
 format:
-	black $(if $(format_file), $(format_file), pyquil)
+	ruff format $(if $(format_file), $(format_file), pyquil)
 
 .PHONY: info
 info:

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
+import os
+import subprocess
+
 import sphinx_rtd_theme
 from sphinx.ext.doctest import doctest
-from pyquil import __version__
 
-import subprocess
-import os
+from pyquil import __version__
 
 project = "pyQuil"
 copyright = "2021, Rigetti Computing"
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
     "sphinxcontrib.jquery",
     "nbsphinx",
-    "recommonmark",
+    "myst_parser",
 ]
 
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
@@ -119,7 +120,6 @@
 
 dirname = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
-
 def builder_inited_handler(app):
     import pandoc