- Update Python version from 3.9/3.10 to 3.12 across all platforms
- Upgrade Flask from 3.0.0 to 3.1.2
- Upgrade requests from 2.31.0 to 2.32.5
- Upgrade waitress from 2.1.2 to 3.0.2
- Upgrade pyyaml from 6.0 to 6.0.2
- Update documentation to reflect Python 3.12+ requirement
- Update GitHub Actions workflows for macOS (ARM/Intel) and Windows
- Update Dockerfile base image to python:3.12-slim
- Update Windows setup script to require Python 3.12+
This addresses CVE's in requests and waitress, and ensures compatibility with
Python 3.12 which provides improved performance and security.