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 #600

	name: safety - Python Dependency Check

	on:
	pull_request:
	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 for safety scan
	run: \|
	python -m pip install --upgrade pip
	pip install -r requirements-safety.txt
	pip install safety
	- name: Safety scan
	env:
	API_KEY: ${{secrets.SAFETY_API_KEY}}
	run: \|
	safety check --file requirements-safety.txt --ignore 66742,77744 \|\| true

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