pull in changes from #1148

Author: parthea

.github/workflows/tests.yaml

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install nox.
         run: python -m pip install nox
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install nox.
         run: python -m pip install nox
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install system dependencies.
         run: |
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo mkdir -p /tmp/workspace/tests/cert/
           sudo chown -R ${USER} /tmp/workspace/
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Copy mtls files
         run: cp tests/cert/mtls.* /tmp/workspace/tests/cert/
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install system dependencies.
         run: |
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install system dependencies.
         run: |
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install system dependencies.
         run: |
@@ -373,10 +373,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: 3.9
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install autopep8
         run: |