chore(deps): bump whitenoise from 6.11.0 to 6.12.0

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Bumps whitenoise from 6.11.0 to 6.12.0.

Changelog

Sourced from whitenoise's changelog.

6.12.0 (2026-02-27)

• Drop Python 3.9 support.
• Fix potential unauthorised file access vulnerability in "autorefesh" mode. See PR [#684](https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise/issues/684) <https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise/pull/684>__ for details, and a reminder that autorefresh mode has always been documented as unsuitable for production use. Thanks Seth Larson for reporting.

Commits

• 1e3a30b Version 6.12.0
• bc4c738 Merge pull request #684 from evansd/use-commonpath
• 505ed8d Use os.path.commonpath() to identify child paths
• b6d8ed4 Upgrade dependencies (#683)
• edc79de [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate (#682)
• 79fb2f1 Bump the github-actions group with 2 updates (#680)
• 2b245df [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate (#681)
• dcb50f3 Upgrade dependencies (#678)
• 1c4a746 [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate (#677)
• e7f970a Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 in the github-actions group (#676)
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Important

Bump whitenoise to 6.12.0 in requirements.txt, fixing a security vulnerability and dropping Python 3.9 support.

• Dependency Update:
  • Bump whitenoise from 6.11.0 to 6.12.0 in requirements.txt.
• Security:
  • Fixes unauthorized file access vulnerability in "autorefresh" mode.
• Compatibility:
  • Drops support for Python 3.9.

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[MoonPrincess06]

shouldn't break anything, fixes a vulnerability