Introduces support for python 3.12, 3.13 and deprecates support for python 3.8 and 3.9

Author: Shushant Singh

.github/workflows/publish-jupyter-matlab-proxy.yml

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.sha }}
 
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.10
 
       - name: Install Python build dependencies
         run: |

.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: tests/e2e
     env:
       NODE_VERSION: 18
-      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.8
+      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.10
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/run-integration-tests.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         #TODO: Add test coverage for macOs
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.13"]
 
         # The minimum matlab-release is set to 21b as 20b and 21a are not supported by matlab-actions/setup-matlab.
         # See https://github.com/matlab-actions/setup-matlab/issues/76

.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.8", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.13"]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:

README.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ From your Jupyter notebook or JupyterLab, you can also open the MATLAB developme
   - Windows® (supported from [v0.6.0](https://github.com/mathworks/jupyter-matlab-proxy/releases/tag/v0.6.0)).
   - Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) [Installation Guide](https://github.com/mathworks/jupyter-matlab-proxy/blob/main/install_guides/wsl2/README.md).
 
-* Python versions: 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.10 | 3.11
+* Python versions: 3.10 | 3.11 | 3.12 | 3.13
 
 * MATLAB R2020b or later, installed and on the system PATH.
   ```bash

src/jupyter_matlab_proxy/README.md

@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ To report any issues or suggestions, see the [Feedback](https://github.com/mathw
   | Help | Open a help pop-up for a detailed description of the options.|
 
 ## Limitations
-This package supports the same subset of MATLAB features and commands as MATLAB® Online, except there is no support for Simulink® Online.
-[Click here for a full list of Specifications and Limitations for MATLAB Online](https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab-online/limitations.html). 
+This package supports the same set of MATLAB features and commands as MATLAB® Online. For the full list, see 
+[Specifications and Limitations for MATLAB Online](https://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab-online/limitations.html). 
+
+Simulink Online is supported exclusively on Linux platforms starting from MATLAB R2024b.
 
 If you need to use functionality that is not yet supported, or for versions of MATLAB earlier than R2020b, you can use the alternative [MATLAB Integration for Jupyter using VNC](https://github.com/mathworks/jupyter-matlab-vnc-proxy).
 

tests/unit/jupyter_matlab_kernel/test_kernelspec.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_get_kernel_spec_custom_executable():
     """
     Test that get_kernel_spec() uses a custom executable when provided.
     """
-    custom_executable = "/usr/bin/python3.9"
+    custom_executable = "/usr/bin/python3.10"
     kernelspec = get_kernel_spec(executable=custom_executable)
     assert kernelspec["argv"][0] == custom_executable