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TFT doesn't support recent versions of protobuf.

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Issue type
Bug
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python
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Start at setup.py around the protobuf requirement cited in the issue, then review how TFT dependencies are declared and tested. Check the current protobuf compatibility against the stated GCP dependency conflict; done means the requirements no longer unnecessarily block supported recent protobuf versions and the dependency update expectation is addressed.

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TFT requires protobuf 5.x: https://github.com/tensorflow/transform/blob/339b0cba4ab6e511c47ba20d576d6f2f08d603ba/setup.py#L51

This conflicts with other GCP deps, for example recent version of grpcio-status requries protobuf 6.x. Furthermore, Protobuf 5.x reaches EOL in a couple of weeks: https://protobuf.dev/support/version-support/#python

This makes it complicated for projects to depend on TFT.

Could we ensure that TFT requirements are periodically updated to bump upper bounds for TFT dependencies? Thanks!

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