Unsupported URL scheme http+docker with Python 3.12.2

[nre-ableton]

I'm trying to update some of my molecule-based projects to Python 3.12.2 and am getting the following error:

Error connecting: Error while fetching server API version: Not supported URL scheme http+docker

Has the Molecule Docker plugin been tested and verified working with Python 3.12.x?

[konstruktoid]

it was added in #207 but the CI has been broken for a while.
hopefully #260 will be merged soon, but this repository seems to be pretty dormant.

[konstruktoid]

and a couple of notes regarding http+docker: #256 ansible-collections/community.docker#860

[LarsParTec]

I am running molecule-plugins 23.5.3 with python 3.12.7 and run into a similar issue.

Error searching for image molecule_local/instance - Not supported URL scheme http+docker

I also try to update an old Molecule test which used to work. And is still working in my old virtual environment.