ports: Python 3.11

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

FreeBSD ports is still on 3.9 but 3.11 should be a lot faster and there is no reason not to try early.

Describe the solution you like

If the test is ok move a 24.1.x to Python 3.11. Perhaps one or two ports have issues?

Describe alternatives you considered

Waiting for FreeBSD ports to make the move.

Additional context

N/A

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out of curiosity: Why 3.11?

• Why not staying on 3.9 as it is supported for the whole 24.7 release cycle?
• Why not 3.12 as it is even newer with more shiny features and performance improvements?

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3.11 is currently the oldest bugfix release https://devguide.python.org/versions/

We could aim for 3.12 but the more we move ahead the riskier the upgrade in general.