!feat(backend): bump minimum python version (#12223)

* bump ci versions

* bump installer version

* bump tooling version ref

* bump doc refs

* bump / refactor code refs

* bump debug ref

* remove now unneeded deps

* bump release version

* remove distutils

* fix finder call

* remove old compat code

* add changelog entry

* lower cov target for now

.github/workflows/translations.yaml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       - master
 
 env:
-  python_version: 3.11
+  python_version: 3.12
   node_version: 24
 
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