Update the python version used by GHA runners (#1797)

Author: a-maurice

.github/workflows/checks.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install prerequisites
         run: python scripts/gha/install_prereqs_desktop.py
       - name: log clang format version
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install prerequisites
         run: |
           python scripts/gha/install_prereqs_desktop.py

.github/workflows/checks_secure.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check.outputs.has-permission != 1 || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install prerequisites
         if: steps.check.outputs.has-permission != 1 || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
         run: pip install -r scripts/gha/python_requirements.txt

.github/workflows/cpp-packaging.yml

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Fetch and build binutils
         run: |
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: install prerequisites
         run: sdk-src/build_scripts/ios/install_prereqs.sh
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ jobs:
         architecture: ["x64", "x86", "arm64"]
         msvc_runtime: ["static", "dynamic"]
         linux_abi: ["legacy", "c++11"]
-        python_version: [3.8]
+        python_version: [3.9]
         include:
         - os: windows-latest
           vcpkg_triplet_suffix: "windows-static"
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Install prerequisites
         run: |
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: '3.8'
+        python-version: '3.9'
     - name: Use expanded matrix
       if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event.inputs.use_expanded_matrix == '1'
       run: |
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install python deps
         run: pip install -r scripts/gha/python_requirements.txt
       # The default token can't run workflows, so get an alternate token.

.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ env:
   triggerLabelPrefix: "tests-requested: "
   triggerLabelFull: "tests-requested: full"
   triggerLabelQuick: "tests-requested: quick"
-  pythonVersion: '3.8'
+  pythonVersion: '3.9'
   xcodeVersion: '16.2'
   logArtifactRetentionDays: 90
   binaryArtifactRetentionDays: 7

.github/workflows/ios.yml

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           architecture: "arm64"
 
       - name: Install prerequisites

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install prerequisites
         run: |
           cd firebase

.github/workflows/retry-test-failures.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:

.github/workflows/update-dependencies.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - name: Check out base branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3

.github/workflows/update-feature-branches.yml

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:

scripts/gha/print_matrix_configuration.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       "architecture": ["x64", "x86", "arm64"],
       "msvc_runtime": ["static","dynamic"],
       "xcode_version": ["16.2"],
-      "python_version": ["3.8"],
+      "python_version": ["3.9"],
 
       EXPANDED_KEY: {
         "os": ["ubuntu-22.04", "macos-14", "windows-latest"],
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "matrix": {
       "os": ["ubuntu-22.04", "macos-14", "windows-latest"],
       "architecture": ["x64", "arm64"],
-      "python_version": ["3.8"],
+      "python_version": ["3.9"],
 
       EXPANDED_KEY: {
         "os": ["ubuntu-22.04", "macos-14", "windows-latest"]