build: add flexible versions to most core dependencies and removed some legacy dependencies

removed gitignore on pyproject.lock for faster ci runs and reproducible environments

Author: georgeRobertson2

.gitignore

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ share/python-wheels/
 .installed.cfg
 *.egg
 MANIFEST
-poetry.lock
 
 # PyInstaller
 #  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template