fix: upgrade the version of python from 3.9 to 3.12 as it is reaching EOL in Dec 2025, across all yml, tf templates, github workflows etc #597

	name: safety - Python Dependency Check

	on:
	pull_request_target:
	branches:
	- main
	push:

	jobs:
	Linting:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	strategy:
	fail-fast: true
	matrix:
	python-version: [3.12]
	steps:
	#----------------------------------------------
	# check-out repo and set-up python
	#----------------------------------------------
	- name: Check out repository
	uses: actions/checkout@v3
	- name: Set up python
	id: setup-python
	uses: actions/setup-python@v3
	with:
	python-version: 3.12
	#----------------------------------------------
	# ----- install & configure poetry -----
	#----------------------------------------------
	- name: Install Poetry
	uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
	with:
	virtualenvs-create: true
	virtualenvs-in-project: true
	installer-parallel: true
	#----------------------------------------------
	# install dependencies without cache
	#----------------------------------------------
	- name: Install dependencies
	run: \|
	rm -f poetry.lock
	poetry cache clear --all pypi
	poetry install --only main --no-root
	poetry run pip install --upgrade black==24.3.0 urllib3==2.5.0
	#----------------------------------------------
	# Run Safety scan
	#----------------------------------------------
	- name: Verify installed packages
	run: \|
	poetry run pip list \| grep -E "black\|urllib3"
	- name: Safety scan
	env:
	API_KEY: ${{secrets.SAFETY_API_KEY}}
	run: \|
	poetry run pip install safety
	poetry run pip freeze > requirements-freeze.txt
	poetry run safety check --file requirements-freeze.txt --ignore=66742 --ignore=77744

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