[PyOV][GHA] Adjust docs with Python 3.9/3.14 updates, drop 3.9 from GHA

.github/dockerfiles/docker_tag

@@ -1 +1 @@
-pr-32342
+pr-32459

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile

@@ -87,29 +87,6 @@ RUN mkdir ${SCCACHE_HOME} && cd ${SCCACHE_HOME} && \
 ENV PATH="$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
 # Build Pythons
-# Python 3.9
-
-# To cross-compile Python 3.9 we need to first compile it for the host
-RUN wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.21/Python-3.9.21.tar.xz
-
-RUN tar -xf Python-3.9.21.tar.xz && \
-    cd Python-3.9.21 && \
-    ./configure --enable-optimizations && \
-    make -j $(nproc) && \
-    make altinstall
-
-# Compile Python 3.9 for ARM
-RUN cd Python-3.9.21 && make distclean && \
-    ./configure \
-        --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf \
-        --build=$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) \
-        --disable-ipv6 \
-        --enable-shared \
-        --prefix=/opt/python3.9_arm \
-        ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=no \
-        ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=no && \
-    make -j $(nproc) && make altinstall
-
 # Python 3.10
 # To cross-compile Python 3.10 we need to first compile it for the host
 RUN wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.16/Python-3.10.16.tar.xz
@@ -215,7 +192,6 @@ RUN cd Python-3.13.2 && make distclean && \
 # Setup pip
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
-    python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.10 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.11 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/fedora_29/Dockerfile

@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ RUN chmod +x /install_build_dependencies.sh && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Build Pythons
-# Python 3.9
-RUN cd /usr/src && \
-    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.21/Python-3.9.21.tar.xz && \
-    tar xvf Python-3.9.21.tar.xz
-RUN cd /usr/src/Python-3.9.21 && \
-    ./configure --enable-optimizations --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions --prefix=/usr && \
-    make altinstall
-
 # Python 3.10
 RUN cd /usr/src && \
     wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.10.16/Python-3.10.16.tar.xz && \
@@ -85,15 +77,14 @@ RUN mkdir ${SCCACHE_HOME} && cd ${SCCACHE_HOME} && \
 
 ENV PATH="$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
-# Use Python 3.9 as default
-RUN python3.9 -m venv venv
+# Use Python 3.10 as default
+RUN python3.10 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
-RUN alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.9 10
+RUN alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.10 10
 
 # Setup pip
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
-    python3.9 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.10 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.11 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         # parallel gzip
         pigz \
         # Pythons
-        python3.9-dev \
-        python3.9-venv \
-        python3.9-distutils \
         python3.10-dev \
         python3.10-venv \
         python3.10-distutils \
@@ -66,16 +63,15 @@ ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/3.8/get-pip.py -o get-pip-3.8.py && \
     python3 get-pip-3.8.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
-    python3.9 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.10 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.11 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.13 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     rm -f get-pip.py
 
-# Use Python 3.9 as default instead of Python 3.8
+# Use Python 3.10 as default instead of Python 3.8
 # Using venv here 'cause other methods to switch the default Python on Ubuntu 20 break both system and wheels build
-RUN python3.9 -m venv venv
+RUN python3.10 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         # parallel gzip
         pigz \
         # Pythons
-        python3.9-dev \
-        python3.9-venv \
-        python3.9-distutils \
         python3.10-dev \
         python3.10-venv \
         python3.10-distutils \
@@ -80,7 +77,6 @@ ENV PATH="$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     python3 get-pip.py  --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
-    python3.9 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.10 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.11 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         # parallel gzip
         pigz \
         # Pythons
-        python3.9-dev \
-        python3.9-venv \
-        python3.9-distutils \
         python3.10-dev \
         python3.10-venv \
         python3.10-distutils \
@@ -76,7 +73,6 @@ ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
 # Setup pip
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN /venv/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
-    python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.10 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.11 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \

.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/fedora_33/Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG REGISTRY="docker.io"
-FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/fedora:33
+FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/fedora:35
 
 USER root
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ RUN dnf update -y && dnf install -y \
     git \
     curl \
     python3 \
+    python3-pip \
     findutils \
     ocl-icd \
     ocl-icd-devel \

.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_20_04_x64/Dockerfile

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         # Samples
         clang \
         # Python
-        python3.9-dev \
-        python3.9-venv \
-        python3.9-distutils \
+        python3.10-dev \
+        python3.10-venv \
+        python3.10-distutils \
         libhdf5-dev \
         && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/3.8/get-pip.py -o get-pip-3-8.py && \
     python3 get-pip-3-8.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
-    python3.9 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.10 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     rm -f get-pip.py
 
-# Use Python 3.9 as default instead of Python 3.8
+# Use Python 3.10 as default instead of Python 3.8
 # Using venv here 'cause other methods to switch the default Python on Ubuntu 20 break both system and wheels build
-RUN python3.9 -m venv venv
+RUN python3.10 -m venv venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
-ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages
+ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages

.github/workflows/fedora_29.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Fedora 29 (RHEL 8.4), Python 3.9
+name: Fedora 29 (RHEL 8.4), Python 3.10
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:

.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: false
       build-additional-python-packages:
-        description: 'Whether to build additional, i.e., non-system Python packages. Should have Python 3.9-3.13 installed'
+        description: 'Whether to build additional, i.e., non-system Python packages. Should have Python 3.10-3.13 installed'
         type: boolean
         required: false
         default: false
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Python API and wheels
         if: ${{ inputs.build-additional-python-packages }}
         run: |
-          for py_version in "3.9" "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13"
+          for py_version in "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13"
           do
             export PY_BUILD_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/py$py_version
             mkdir -p $PY_BUILD_DIR

.github/workflows/job_build_windows.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
       build-additional-python-wheels:
-        description: 'Whether to build additional, i.e., non-system Python wheels. Should have Python 3.9-3.12 installed'
+        description: 'Whether to build additional, i.e., non-system Python wheels. Should have Python 3.10-3.13 installed'
         type: boolean
         required: false
         default: false
@@ -198,16 +198,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake --install ${{ env.BUILD_DIR }} --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} --prefix ${{ env.INSTALL_PDB_DIR }} --component pdb
           cmake --install ${{ env.BUILD_DIR }} --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} --prefix ${{ env.INSTALL_DEV_PACKAGE }} --component developer_package
 
-      # Setup additional Python versions for wheels building
-      - name: Setup Python 3.9
-        if: ${{ inputs.build-additional-python-wheels }}
-        uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
-        with:
-          version: '3.9'
-          pip-cache-path: ${{ env.PIP_CACHE_PATH }}
-          should-setup-pip-paths: 'true'
-          self-hosted-runner: 'true'
-
       # Setup additional Python versions for wheels building
       - name: Setup Python 3.10
         if: ${{ inputs.build-additional-python-wheels }}
@@ -241,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build additional Python wheels
         if: ${{ inputs.build-additional-python-wheels }}
         run: |
-          $pyVersions = '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13'
+          $pyVersions = '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13'
           foreach ($pyVersion in $pyVersions) {
             $pyBuildDir = "${{ github.workspace }}/py$pyVersion"
             New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$pyBuildDir" -Force

.github/workflows/mac.yml

@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.INSTALL_TEST_DIR }}
 
       # Setup additional Python versions for wheels building
-      - name: Setup Python 3.9
-        uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
-        with:
-          version: "3.9"
-          should-setup-pip-paths: 'false'
-          self-hosted-runner: 'false'
-
       - name: Setup Python 3.10
         uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
         with:
@@ -244,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Python API and wheels
         run: |
-          for py_version in "3.9" "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13"
+          for py_version in "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13"
           do
             python_exec_path=$(python$py_version -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)")
             $python_exec_path -m pip install -r ${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}/src/bindings/python/wheel/requirements-dev.txt

.github/workflows/mac_arm64.yml

@@ -219,13 +219,6 @@ jobs:
           popd
 
       # Setup additional Python versions for wheels building
-      - name: Setup Python 3.9
-        uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
-        with:
-          version: "3.9"
-          should-setup-pip-paths: 'false'
-          self-hosted-runner: 'false'
-
       - name: Setup Python 3.10
         uses: ./openvino/.github/actions/setup_python
         with:
@@ -242,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build additional Python wheels
         run: |
-          for py_version in "3.9" "3.10" "3.11" "3.12"
+          for py_version in "3.10" "3.11" "3.12"
           do
             python_exec_path=$(python$py_version -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)")
             $python_exec_path -m pip install -r ${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}/src/bindings/python/wheel/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -406,7 +399,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12' ]
+        python-version: [ '3.10', '3.11', '3.12' ]
     with:
       runner: 'macos-14'
       affected-components: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components }}

.github/workflows/manylinux_2014.yml

@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ jobs:
               cmake --install /work/build --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} --prefix /work/api_tests --component tests
             "
 
-      - name: Build Python API (Python 3.9-3.13)
+      - name: Build Python API (Python 3.10-3.13)
         run: |
-          SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS=("3.9" "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13")
+          SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS=("3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13")
           for PY_VER in "${SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS[@]}"; do
             simpler_python_version=$(echo $PY_VER | sed -e 's/\.//g')
             python_path=/opt/python/cp${simpler_python_version}-cp${simpler_python_version}/bin
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - python-version: "3.9"
-            image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.fedora_33 }}
           - python-version: "3.10"
             image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.debian_10_py310 }}
           - python-version: "3.11"

.github/workflows/manylinux_2_28.yml

@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CXXFLAGS: "-Wno-dangling-reference" # bug in gcc-14: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=107532
 
-      - name: Build Python API (Python 3.9-3.13)
+      - name: Build Python API (Python 3.10-3.13)
         run: |
-          SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS=("3.9" "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13")
+          SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS=("3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13")
           for PY_VER in "${SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS[@]}"; do
 
             py_build_dir=${{ github.workspace }}/build_py${PY_VER}
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - python-version: "3.9"
-            image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.fedora_33 }}
           - python-version: "3.10"
             image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_test.debian_10_py310 }}
           - python-version: "3.11"

.github/workflows/py_checks.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c # v6.0.0
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
+          python-version: '3.10'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: python -m pip install -r src/bindings/python/requirements_test.txt

.github/workflows/windows_vs2022_release.yml

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: pwsh

.github/workflows/workflow_rerunner.yml

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ on:
       - "Linux RISC-V with Conan (Ubuntu 22.04, Python 3.10)"
       - "Linux RISC-V with Xuantie (Ubuntu 22.04, Python 3.10)"
       - "Linux (Ubuntu 22.04, Python 3.11, Intel DPC\\+\\+ Compiler)"
-      - "Linux Sanitizers (Ubuntu 20.04, Python 3.9)"
-      - "Fedora 29 (RHEL 8.4), Python 3.9"
+      - "Linux Sanitizers (Ubuntu 22.04, Python 3.11)"
+      - "Fedora 29 (RHEL 8.4), Python 3.10"
       - "Windows (VS 2022, Python 3.11, Release)"
       - "Windows (VS 2022, Python 3.11, Debug)"
       - "Windows Conditional Compilation (VS 2022, Python 3.11)"

.github/workflows/workflows_to_track.txt

@@ -50,17 +50,15 @@ name: macOS ARM64 (Python 3.11)
 ==> ./dependency_review.yml <==
 name: 'Dependency Review'
 ==> ./fedora_29.yml <==
-name: Fedora 29 (RHEL 8.4), Python 3.9
+name: Fedora 29 (RHEL 8.4), Python 3.10
 ==> ./code_snippets.yml <==
 name: Code snippets
-==> ./ubuntu_20.yml <==
-name: Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Python 3.9)
 ==> ./linux_riscv.yml <==
 name: Linux RISC-V with Conan (Ubuntu 22.04, Python 3.10)
 ==> ./workflow_rerunner.yml <==
 name: Rerun Workflow with Known Errors
 ==> ./linux_sanitizers.yml <==
-name: Linux Sanitizers (Ubuntu 20.04, Python 3.9)
+name: Linux Sanitizers (Ubuntu 22.04, Python 3.11)
 ==> ./py_checks.yml <==
 name: Python API Checks
 ==> ./webassembly.yml <==

docs/articles_en/about-openvino/release-notes-openvino.rst

@@ -1106,7 +1106,6 @@ Discontinued in 2025
 
 Deprecated and to be removed in the future
 --------------------------------------------
-* Python 3.9 is now deprecated and will be unavailable after OpenVINO version 2025.4.
 * ``openvino.Type.undefined`` is now deprecated and will be removed with version 2026.0.
   ``openvino.Type.dynamic`` should be used instead.
 * APT & YUM Repositories Restructure: