feat(judge-pics): remove support for python 3.8 and below

[quevon24]

• Dropped support for Python 3.7 and 3.8
• Fixed various Pylint warnings and errors:
  • Added encoding to open() calls
  • Replaced overly general exceptions with more specific ones
  • Removed unused imports
  • Fixed string formatting issues
  • Added missing timeout parameter in requests.get() to prevent potential infinite waits
  • Renamed parameter license to avoid conflict with built-in constant
• Update upload, lint and test workflows
• Add typing and documentation to the functions where it is missing
• Add workflow to check for new entries in CHANGES.md file
• Add CHANGES.md file

[flooie]

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[quevon24]

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Python 3.7 and 3.8 are no longer supported: https://devguide.python.org/versions/#unsupported-versions

[mlissner]

I think tests weren't passing on a different repo, so Kevin began upgrading them as he added the change detector CI test.