VRT MAX addon fails with current VRT API and Python 3.12

## VRT MAX addon fails with current VRT API and Python 3.12

### Description

The current VRT MAX API changes appear to have broken the addon.

With the latest GitHub `master` version of the addon, the GraphQL/API errors are resolved, but opening a program's episode list results in a Python exception.

### Environment

* Ubuntu 24.04
* Kodi 21.3
* Python 3.12.3
* VRT MAX addon: `2.5.50+matrix.1` from current GitHub `master`
* `script.module.dateutil`: 2.8.2

### Error

When opening the episodes of a program:

```text
Error Type: <class 'TypeError'>
Error Contents: descriptor '__init__' requires a 'int' object but received a 'State'

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File ".../plugin.video.vrt.nu/resources/lib/vrtplayer.py", line 213, in show_episodes_menu
    episodes, sort, ascending, content = get_episodes(...)
  File ".../plugin.video.vrt.nu/resources/lib/api.py", line 3192, in get_episodes
    seasons = convert_seasons(api_data, program_name)
  File ".../plugin.video.vrt.nu/resources/lib/api.py", line 3232, in convert_seasons
    _, _, _, title_item = convert_episode(episode_tile)
  File ".../plugin.video.vrt.nu/resources/lib/api.py", line 2748, in convert_episode
    start_dt = datetime.strptime(value, fmt)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/_strptime.py", line 554, in _strptime_datetime
    tt, fraction, gmtoff_fraction = _strptime(data_string, format)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/_strptime.py", line 317, in _strptime
    format_regex = _TimeRE_cache.compile(format)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/_strptime.py", line 263, in compile
    return re_compile(self.pattern(format), IGNORECASE)
  ...
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/re/_parser.py", line 975, in parse
    state = State()
TypeError: descriptor '__init__' requires a 'int' object but received a 'State'
```

### Reproduction

1. Install the current GitHub `master` version.
2. Open VRT MAX.
3. Select a program.
4. Open its episodes.
5. The addon crashes while converting the episode metadata.

The failing code is currently:

```python
date_part = aired.split()[1]
fmt = '%d/%m/%Y' if date_part.count('/') == 2 else '%d/%m/%Y'
value = date_part if date_part.count('/') == 2 else f'{date_part}/{now.year}'
start_dt = datetime.strptime(value, fmt)
```

Interestingly, the exact same `datetime.strptime()` operation works normally in the system Python 3.12.3 interpreter.

### Workaround

Changing:

```python
start_dt = datetime.strptime(value, fmt)
```

to:

```python
start_dt = dateutil.parser.parse(value)
```

fixes the problem on my system and allows the episode list to open normally.

The addon already depends on `python-dateutil`, so this seems like a relatively simple workaround.

The earlier GraphQL errors involving `ClientDrivenAction`, `ProgramTile.program`, `EpisodeTile.episode`, and `Episode` were also resolved by using the current GitHub `master` code.

Thanks for maintaining the addon!


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