[sourabhutaniCG]

• This contribution adheres to CONTRIBUTING.md.

What does this Pull Request accomplish?

• Updates pyproject.toml to support Python 3.10 through 3.14 and removes Python 3.9 support.
• Adds Python 3.14 and CPython classifiers to the package metadata.
• Updates the test_package.yml matrix to test Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and the free-threaded Python 3.14t build on Windows and Ubuntu.
• Adds CI checks to verify that Python 3.14t runs with the GIL disabled before and after importing the package.

Why should this Pull Request be merged?

This update aligns the package metadata and CI test coverage with the currently supported Python versions. It adds validation for Python 3.14 and its free-threaded build while removing unsupported Python 3.9 coverage.

What testing has been done?

• Verified package installation on Python 3.10 through 3.14 and 3.14t.
• Ran unit tests and code coverage across Windows and Ubuntu for all supported Python versions.
• Confirmed that the Python 3.14t jobs use a free-threaded interpreter with the GIL disabled.
• Confirmed that the GIL remains disabled after importing the package.
• All CI matrix jobs passed successfully.

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Test Results

 12 files  +  2   12 suites  +2   20s ⏱️ +2s
 78 tests  -   5   78 ✅  -   5  0 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 
936 runs  +156  936 ✅ +156  0 💤 ±0  0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit bddb0d5. ± Comparison against base commit a6a0d65.

This pull request removes 5 tests.

tests.unit.test_session ‑ test_find_hardware_with_passed_filter_properties_specified[EXPERT_NAME-PropertyType.STRING-my_expert-my_expert]
tests.unit.test_session ‑ test_find_hardware_with_passed_filter_properties_specified[IS_CHASSIS-PropertyType.BOOL-False-expected_value1]
tests.unit.test_session ‑ test_find_hardware_with_passed_filter_properties_specified[IS_DEVICE-PropertyType.BOOL-True-expected_value0]
tests.unit.test_session ‑ test_find_hardware_with_passed_filter_properties_specified[USER_ALIAS-PropertyType.STRING-my_alias-my_alias]
tests.unit.test_session ‑ test_find_hardware_with_passed_filter_properties_specified[VENDOR_ID-PropertyType.UNSIGNED_INT-1337-expected_value4]

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