merge devel to master (v3.0.0) (#4407) #3486

Job	Run time
Test Python (1, 3.9)	29m 4s
Test Python (1, 3.12)	39m 56s
Test Python (2, 3.9)	28m 51s
Test Python (2, 3.12)	35m 50s
Test Python (3, 3.9)	27m 53s
Test Python (3, 3.12)	36m 55s
Test Python (4, 3.9)	28m 4s
Test Python (4, 3.12)	38m 33s
Test Python (5, 3.9)	27m 48s
Test Python (5, 3.12)	36m 5s
Test Python (6, 3.9)	27m 45s
Test Python (6, 3.12)	37m 28s
Combine and update integration test durations (3.9)	6s
Combine and update integration test durations (3.12)	4s
Pass testing Python	3s
	6h 34m 25s

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