RecommenderXBlock: Drop py3.8 support | Replace pkg_resources lib with importlib.resources

[beingfaisal]

Issue - Move on from deprecated pkg_resources api
Issue - Drop Python 3.8 & Add Support for Python 3.12

• Drop python 3.8 support and add support for python 3.12
• Replace pkg_resources with importlib

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[mphilbrick211]

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[farhan]

@beingfaisal All seems ok to me, but will be great to cover following issue within this PR and add support of Python 3.12
#100

[farhan]

Requrest an addition

[e0d]

@beingfaisal are you on the Arbisoft team?

[e0d]

@beingfaisal looks like your branch needs some conflicts resolved, can you have a look? Otherwise the checks are all passing.

[farhan]

1 change

[farhan]

@beingfaisal Please add support of 3.12 as well, change to
python-version: ['3.11', '3.12']