docs: updating compatible Python versions (#3572)

* docs: updating compatible Python versions

* chore: adding changelog file 3572.documentation.md [dependabot-skip]

* fix: pyproject toml

* docs: remove traces of python3.9 in docs

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Co-authored-by: pyansys-ci-bot <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: German <[email protected]>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml

@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ body:
       description: Run `python --version` to verify your Python version
       multiple: false
       options:
-       - '3.9'
        - '3.10'
        - '3.11'
        - '3.12'

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/examples.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ body:
       description: Run `python --version` to verify your Python version
       multiple: false
       options:
-       - '3.9'
        - '3.10'
        - '3.11'
        - '3.12'

doc/changelog.d/3572.documentation.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+docs: updating compatible Python versions

doc/source/getting_started/install_pymapdl.rst

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Install PyMAPDL
 
 Python module
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-The ``ansys.mapdl.core`` package currently supports Python 3.9 through
+The ``ansys.mapdl.core`` package currently supports Python 3.10 through
 Python 3.12 on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
 
 Install the latest release from `PyPi <pymapdl_pypi_>`_ with this command:
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ Each wheelhouse archive contains all the Python wheels necessary to install
 PyMAPDL from scratch on Windows and Linux. You can install
 this on an isolated system with a fresh Python installation or on a virtual environment.
 
-For example, on Linux with Python 3.9, unzip the wheelhouse archive and install it with
+For example, on Linux with Python 3.10, unzip the wheelhouse archive and install it with
 these commands:
 
 .. code:: console
 
-   unzip PyMAPDL-v0.68.dev1-wheelhouse-Linux-3.9.zip wheelhouse
+   unzip PyMAPDL-v0.68.dev1-wheelhouse-Linux-3.10.zip wheelhouse
    pip install ansys-mapdl-core -f wheelhouse --no-index --upgrade --ignore-installed
 
-If you're on Windows with Python 3.9, unzip to a ``wheelhouse`` directory and
+If you're on Windows with Python 3.10, unzip to a ``wheelhouse`` directory and
 install using the preceding command.
 
 Consider installing using a `virtual environment <using_venv_>`_.

doc/source/user_guide/hpc/settings.rst

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ To print the version of Python you have available, use this code:
 .. code-block:: console
 
     user@machine:~$ python3 --version
-    Python 3.9.16
+    Python 3.10.15
 
 You should be aware that your machine might have other Python versions
 installed.

pyproject.toml

@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "click>=8.1.3", # for CLI interface
     "grpcio>=1.30.0",  # tested up to grpcio==1.35
     "matplotlib>=3.0.0",  # for colormaps for pyvista
-    "numpy>=1.14.0,<1.25.0; python_version < '3.9'",
-    "numpy>=1.14.0,<3.0.0; python_version >= '3.9'",
+    "numpy>=1.14.0,<3.0.0",
     "pexpect>=4.8.0 ; platform_system=='Linux'",
     "platformdirs>=3.6.0",
     "protobuf>=3.12.2",  # minimum required based on latest ansys-grpc-mapdl
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
     "Operating System :: POSIX",
     "Operating System :: MacOS",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",