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#### Description <!-- Describe your changes in detail --> On EL8 package with Python 3.9; that is EoL in 2025; Python 3.6 was EoL end 2021. Python 3.9 lifecycle matches the remaining Full Support cycle of EL8.

Although 5.6 packages were released with Python 3.6; this PR could be backported to 5.6 as 5.6 still has a lot of runway. You can view, comment on, or merge this pull request online at:

https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/3140

-- Commit Summary --

* packaging: on EL8 package with Python 3.9

-- File Changes --

M pkg/kamailio/obs/kamailio.spec (10)

-- Patch Links --

https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/3140.patch https://github.com/kamailio/kamailio/pull/3140.diff