azure-cli-2.73 breaks rhel8 compatiblity
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Description
### Describe the bug
Hi,
it seems with azure-cli-2.73.0-1.el8.x86_64 you guys have bumped the dependency for python to 3.12; this is not available on all rhel8 releases that are still within support.
Example RHEL 8.6:
```
# dnf install azure-cli-2.73.0-1.el8.x86_64
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Error:
Problem: conflicting requests
- nothing provides python3.12 needed by azure-cli-2.73.0-1.el8.x86_64
```
8.6 still has support until May 31, 2026 (SAP Updates)
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata
My two cents about the issue: you either need to branch your repositories again to match minor releases of rhel or you should support every rhel release that still has Red Hat support.
### Related command
RHEL packaging
`dnf install azure-cli-2.73.0-1.el8.x86_64`
### Errors
nothing provides python3.12 needed by azure-cli-2.73.0-1.el8.x86_64
### Issue script & Debug output
rpm spec issue, no script/debug output
### Expected behavior
Install cleanly on a RHEL 8
### Environment Summary
rpm spec issue, no environment summary.
OS environment:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.6 (Ootpa)
RHEL 8 for SAP HA on Azure
### Additional context
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