Merge 'stable' into 'master'

Resolved conflicts due to asyncio removal.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint Rust
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN: 1.72.0
+      RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN: 1.73.0
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install rustfmt and clippy
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            rust: 1.71.0
+            rust: 1.73.0
           - os: windows-latest
-            rust: 1.71.0
+            rust: 1.73.0
           - os: macos-latest
-            rust: 1.71.0
+            rust: 1.73.0
 
           # Minimum Supported Rust Version = 1.67.0
           - os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -229,14 +229,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          # Async Python bindings do not depend on Python version,
-          # but are tested on Python 3.11 until Python 3.12 support
-          # is added to `aiohttp` dependency:
-          # https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/issues/7646
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.11
+            python: 3.12
           - os: macos-latest
-            python: 3.11
+            python: 3.12
 
           # PyPy tests
           - os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -244,12 +240,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: macos-latest
             python: pypy3.10
 
-          # Minimum Supported Python Version = 3.8
-          #
-          # Python 3.7 has at least one known bug related to starting subprocesses
-          # in asyncio programs: <https://bugs.python.org/issue35621>
+          # Minimum Supported Python Version = 3.7
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.8
+            python: 3.7
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps: