hexrd import fails with hexrd 3.12

[donald-e-boyce]

In python 3.12, SafeConfigParser has been eliminated. See python 3.12 changes.

Python 3.12.3 | packaged by conda-forge | (main, Apr 15 2024, 18:35:20) [Clang 16.0.6 ]
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In [1]: import hexrd
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ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[1], line 1
----> 1 import hexrd

File ~/Source/hexrd/pkg/hexrd/__init__.py:4
      1 import importlib
      2 import sys
----> 4 from .material import crystallography
      5 from .material import jcpds
      6 from .material import mksupport

File ~/Source/hexrd/pkg/hexrd/material/__init__.py:1
----> 1 from .material import (
      2     _angstroms,
      3     _kev,
      4     load_materials_hdf5,
      5     Material,
      6     save_materials_hdf5,
      7 )

File ~/Source/hexrd/pkg/hexrd/material/material.py:34
      1 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
      2 # =============================================================================
      3 # Copyright (c) 2012, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
   (...)
     26 # Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA or visit <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
     27 # =============================================================================
     28 """
     29 Module for XRD material class
     30 
     31 Use the Material class directly for new materials.  Known
     32 materials are defined by name in materialDict.
     33 """
---> 34 from configparser import SafeConfigParser as Parser
     35 import numpy as np
     37 from hexrd.material.crystallography import PlaneData as PData

ImportError: cannot import name 'SafeConfigParser' from 'configparser' (/Users/deboyce/miniconda3/envs/fenicsx-0.8/lib/python3.12/configparser.py)

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