No py3.9 & use specific setuptools...

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -26,13 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14" ]
         runs-on: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        exclude:
-          - runs-on: macos-latest
-            python-version: "3.8"
-          - runs-on: macos-latest
-            python-version: "3.9"
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v7
@@ -108,7 +103,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build Documentation
       run: |
-        # Note: contributors generation below fails on py 3.7 due to pandas version...
         pip install .[docs]
         cd docs
         python generate.py

.github/workflows/static.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v7
       with:
-        python-version: 3.9
+        python-version: 3.11
 
     - name: Install package
       run: |

docs/sphinx/source/api/Contributors.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Modelspec contributors
 
 This page list names and Github profiles of contributors to Modelspec, listed in no particular order.
-This page is generated periodically, most recently on 2026-07-29.
+This page is generated periodically, most recently on 2026-10-28.
 
 - Padraig Gleeson ([@pgleeson](https://github.com/pgleeson))
 - Manifest Chakalov  ([@mqnifestkelvin](https://github.com/mqnifestkelvin))

setup.cfg

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ docs =
     pandas
     requests
     Sphinx
+    setuptools==80.0.0
     recommonmark>=0.5.0
     nbsphinx
     sphinx_copybutton