Upgrade base image to Python 3.12

Dockerfile

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 #   - https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-core-support-matrix
 #   and also maybe (in case want to install ansible community):
 #   - https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-community-changelogs
+#   and ansible/python compatibility:
+#   - https://endoflife.date/ansible#compatibility
 #
-ARG BASE_IMAGE="python:3.11.7-slim"
-ARG PYCMD="/usr/local/bin/python3.11"
+ARG BASE_IMAGE="python:3.12.7-slim"
+ARG PYCMD="/usr/local/bin/python3.12"
 ARG SYS_ZONEINFO="Europe/Berlin"
 ARG ANSIBLE_HOME="/usr/share/ansible"
 ARG ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_COLLECTION_OPTS="-v"
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@
 ARG ANSIBLE_USER="thehedhly"
 
 # Base build stage
 FROM $BASE_IMAGE as base
 ARG BASE_IMAGE
 ARG PYCMD
 ARG ANSIBLE_INSTALL_REFS
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
     && "$PYCMD" -m pip install --no-cache-dir "$ANSIBLE_INSTALL_REFS"
 
 # Galaxy build stage
 FROM base as galaxy
 ARG ANSIBLE_HOME
 ARG ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_COLLECTION_OPTS
 ARG ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_ROLE_OPTS
@@ -37,10 +39,10 @@
     && ANSIBLE_GALAXY_DISABLE_GPG_VERIFY=1 ansible-galaxy collection install "$ANSIBLE_GALAXY_CLI_COLLECTION_OPTS" -r requirements.yml --collections-path "$ANSIBLE_HOME/collections"
 
 # Final build stage
 FROM base as final
 ARG ANSIBLE_HOME
 ARG ANSIBLE_USER
 ENV ANSIBLE_CONFIG "/home/$ANSIBLE_USER/.ansible.cfg"
 
 COPY --from=galaxy $ANSIBLE_HOME $ANSIBLE_HOME
 

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ In accordance with both ansible community projects, __ansible community package_
 ## Build arguments
 | Name | description | default |
 |------|---------|---------|
-| `BASE_IMAGE` | Base docker image. | python:3.11.7-slim |
+| `BASE_IMAGE` | Base docker image. | python:3.12.7-slim |
 | `PYCMD` | Python binary location.<br>:information_source: See also `BASE_IMAGE` | /usr/local/bin/python3.11 |
 | `SYS_ZONEINFO` | System time zone. | Europe/Berlin |
 | `ANSIBLE_INSTALL_REFS` | Ansible installation package.<br>You can install a specific version of a ansible community package or ansible-core, e.g.:<br><ul><li>ansible-core==2.16.0</li>or<li>ansible==9</li></ul> | ansible-core |