chore: use py310 instead of py39 in smoke ci as it has reached eol (#1406)

Author: Danyal-Faheem

.github/workflows/smoke-k8s.yml

@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          # TODO: Update to 3.10 in main as 3.9 is EOL
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.10"
 
       # kind is preferred over minikube for CI: no VM overhead (~300 MB for
       # control-plane vs ~2 GB), no tunnel daemon needed for LoadBalancer, and

.github/workflows/smoke.yml

@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          # TODO: Update to 3.10 in main as 3.9 is EOL
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.10"
 
       - name: Install tutor
         run: pip install -e .[dev]

changelog.d/20260616_192205_danyalfaheem_py39depr_ci.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- [Improvement] Run smoke workflows on Python 3.10 instead of 3.9 as it has reached EOL. (by @Danyal-Faheem)