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Remove Python version by following the below steps

1. Bump the python version in setup.py and update the python version warning for Apache beam in __init__.py. 
2. Delete the unsupported Python version containers from sdks/python/container
3. Remove the test-suites for the unsupported python version from
   1. Remove unsupported py{version} from the following files/directories
      1. sdks/python/test-suites/gradle.properties
      2. apache_beam/testing/tox
      3. apache_beam/testing/dataflow
      4. apache_beam/testing/direct
      5. apache_beam/testing/portable
   2. Remove the unsupported python version gradle tasks from
      1. beam/.test-infra/{DSL_SCRIPT}.groovy
      2. build.gradle.kts
      3. settings.gradle.kts
      4. buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/apache/beam/gradle/BeamModulePlugin.groovy
   3. Remove the support for building wheels and source distributions for the unsupported Python version from .github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
   4. Remove the unsupported Python version from GitHub actions unit tests at .github/workflows/python_tests.yml
   5. Remove the unsupported Python version from sdks/python/tox.ini
4. Clean up any code that applies to Python 3.6
Optional
5. unsupported Python version[Optional]

Pull request for removing Python 3.6 support from Apache Beam: https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/17252