merge devel to master (v3.0.0) (#4407) #3487

Job	Run time
Test Python (1, 3.9)	28m 24s
Test Python (1, 3.12)	40m 38s
Test Python (2, 3.9)	28m 27s
Test Python (2, 3.12)	37m 4s
Test Python (3, 3.9)	27m 51s
Test Python (3, 3.12)	36m 43s
Test Python (4, 3.9)	27m 49s
Test Python (4, 3.12)	37m 31s
Test Python (5, 3.9)	27m 57s
Test Python (5, 3.12)	36m 6s
Test Python (6, 3.9)	28m 21s
Test Python (6, 3.12)	37m 56s
Combine and update integration test durations (3.9)	8s
Combine and update integration test durations (3.12)	8s
Pass testing Python	3s
	6h 35m 6s

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