Release v2.9.0rc0: Support Python 3.12 and make jpype1 optional

[chezou]

While jpype hasn't supported Python 3.12 yet, we decided to make jpype optional to support Python 3.12.

If you want to leverage jpype speed until Python 3.11, you can install as:

pip install tabula-py[jpype]

I'm planning to release 2.9.0 after a few days.

What's Changed

• Make jpype optional by @chezou in Make jpype optional #369
• Set encoding on SubprocessTabula initialization by @chezou in Set encoding on SubprocessTabula initialization #371
• Support Python 3.12 by @chezou in Support Python 3.12 #370

Full Changelog: v2.8.2...v2.9.0rc

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This discussion was created from the release Support Python 3.12 and make jpype1 optional.

[chezou]

Closing since released v2.9.0 #373