Changelog:
- add support for free-threaded (no-GIL) CPython
- generate wheels for CPython 3.14t (free-threaded)
- drop support for Python 3.9
- migrate the C extension and test modules to multi-phase module
initialization
- release the GIL in chip_get_info()
- fix heap-buffer overflow bugs when setting/getting line values
- check for errors after PyIter_Next() when setting output values
- check for errors after PyIter_Next() when reading request values
- fix reference count imbalances (missing Py_None and line-name
increments, erroneous decref on PyList_SetItem() failure)
- allow closing a Chip multiple times without raising an error
- allow releasing a LineRequest multiple times without raising an error
- remove a duplicated edge-detection setting
- add a CHANGELOG.md to track changes between releases
- copy the license file into source and binary distributions
- require setuptools v77 or newer
- remove wheel from the build dependencies
- add multi-threaded tests
- add a dedicated lint dependency group and update linter configuration
- apply linter recommendations and add type annotations across examples,
setup and helper scripts
- modernize the C extension using upgrade_pythoncapi.py suggestions
- minor internal cleanups and performance improvements
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <khem.raj@oss.qualcomm.com>