bump python min ver to 3.9

.github/workflows/pylint.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version:
-          - "3.8"
           - "3.9"
           - "3.10"
           - "3.11"

docs/index.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Swarms provides you with all the building blocks you need to build reliable, pro
 ## 💻 Install
 
 You can install `swarms` with pip in a
-[**Python>=3.8**](https://www.python.org/) environment.
+[**Python>=3.9**](https://www.python.org/) environment.
 
 !!! example "pip install (recommended)"
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
 
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.8.1"
+python = "^3.9"
 torch = "2.1.1"
 transformers = "4.37.1"
 openai = "0.28.0"

swarms/models/openai_models.py

@@ -674,17 +674,6 @@ class BaseOpenAI(BaseLLM):
 
     def get_token_ids(self, text: str) -> List[int]:
         """Get the token IDs using the tiktoken package."""
-        # tiktoken NOT supported for Python < 3.8
-        if sys.version_info[1] < 8:
-            return super().get_num_tokens(text)
-        try:
-            import tiktoken
-        except ImportError:
-            raise ImportError(
-                "Could not import tiktoken python package. This is"
-                " needed in order to calculate get_num_tokens. Please"
-                " install it with `pip install tiktoken`."
-            )
 
         model_name = self.tiktoken_model_name or self.model_name
         try: