Merge branch 'master' into make_testable #517

Job	Run time
call / checks (ubuntu-latest, 3.10)	1m 41s
call / tests (macos-latest, tests)	1m 21s
call / validate (ubuntu-latest, 3.12, validate)	2m 12s
call / checks (ubuntu-latest, 3.13)	1m 36s
call / tests (windows-latest, tests)	2m 15s
call / checks (ubuntu-24.04, 3.11)	1m 41s
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