Drop support for Python 3.8

[irtazaakram]

Description:

Follow and complete all of the following steps for the issue to be marked as done.

• [ ] Update the tox.ini, setup.py, setup.cfg, or pyproject.toml to remove Python 3.8 from the supported versions list.
• [ ] Ensure the GitHub Actions workflows are updated, particularly removing Python 3.8 from the CI matrix.
• [ ] Review and clean up any testing or build configurations referencing Python versions earlier than 3.11.
• [ ] Run tests in the CI to ensure everything passes after removing Python 3.8.
• [ ] Add a CHANGELOG entry: “Dropped support for Python 3.8.”
• [ ] Bump the package version and release a new version on GitHub & PyPI (if applicable).

[MarcovonSchmidt]

Hello, wir are the learners team from UDS (Prof. Dr. Staubitz) and want to try to take this Issue. Feanil Patel and Eden Huthmacher know about this. -> for this task I think it is right to use the master release to contribute, Please correct if this is wrong. Thank you