Summary:

As mentioned in #1938, the latest ubuntu runner has a difference default python version that is not compatible with some old python dependencies. In this PR we are upgrading python dependencies in the scripts and also preparing the Github actions to bump up Python and Java versions by adding versions as a variable within the action.

Fixes #1938

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This pull request includes several updates to the GitHub Actions workflows and dependencies in the project. The changes primarily focus on updating the environment configurations and dependency versions used in various workflows.

Workflow Environment Updates:

• Updated the runs-on attribute from ubuntu-22.04 to ubuntu-latest in multiple jobs across various workflow files to ensure the use of the latest Ubuntu version. (.github/workflows/acceptance_test.yml, .github/workflows/docker.yml, .github/workflows/end_to_end.yml, .github/workflows/formatting.yml, .github/workflows/notice_migration_generation.yml, .github/workflows/package_installers.yml, .github/workflows/publish_assets.yml, .github/workflows/stg_web_client_merge.yml, .github/workflows/stg_web_svc_merge.yml, .github/workflows/web_client_pr.yml, .github/workflows/web_release.yml, .github/workflows/web_svc_pr.yml) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Dependency Version Updates:

• Updated dependencies in scripts/mobility-database-harvester/requirements.txt to newer versions for improved compatibility and performance.
• Updated dependencies in scripts/notice-migration-generator/requirements.txt to newer versions to ensure compatibility with the latest libraries.

Specific Tool Setup Updates:

• Introduced environment variables for python_version, java_version, and java_distribution to standardize the setup across various workflows. (.github/workflows/acceptance_test.yml, .github/workflows/docker.yml, .github/workflows/end_to_end.yml, .github/workflows/formatting.yml, .github/workflows/notice_migration_generation.yml, .github/workflows/package_installers.yml, .github/workflows/publish_assets.yml, .github/workflows/stg_web_client_merge.yml, .github/workflows/stg_web_svc_merge.yml, .github/workflows/web_client_pr.yml, .github/workflows/web_release.yml, .github/workflows/web_svc_pr.yml) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

These changes collectively improve the consistency, maintainability, and compatibility of the project's CI/CD workflows.

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