Get ready for release 6.1.8

Get ready for release 6.1.7

Include Python versions 3.9.24 3.10.19, 3.11.14 3.12.12

Get ready for release 6.1.6

Get ready for release 6.1.5

Get ready for release 6.1.4

Get ready for release 6.1.3

Merge branch 'python-3.6-to-3.10' into python-3.3-to-3.5

Merge branch 'python-3.3-to-3.5' into python-3.0-to-3.2

Merge branch 'python-3.0-to-3.2' into python-2.4-to-2.7

coddle older sphinx