Python: bump version to 1.8.1 (microsoft#8391)

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Bumped the version to 1.8.1, slight updates in pyproject and make to
build automatically.

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- [x] The code builds clean without any errors or warnings
- [x] The PR follows the [SK Contribution
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script](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#development-scripts)
raises no violations
- [x] All unit tests pass, and I have added new tests where possible
- [x] I didn't break anyone 😄

python/.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       # Update the uv lockfile
       - id: uv-lock
+        files: ^\./python/(uv\.lock|pyproject\.toml)$
   - repo: local
     hooks:
     - id: mypy

python/LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+    MIT License
+
+    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+
+    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+    copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+    SOFTWARE

python/Makefile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SHELL = /bin/bash
 
-.PHONY: help install clean
+.PHONY: help install clean build
 .SILENT:
 all: install
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ help:
 	echo "  install-sk           - install Semantic Kernel and all dependencies"
 	echo "  install-pre-commit   - install pre-commit hooks"
 	echo "  clean                - remove the virtualenvs"
+	echo "  build                - build the project"
 	echo ""
 	echo -e "\033[1mVARIABLES:\033[0m"
 	echo "  PYTHON_VERSION       - Python version to use. Default is 3.10"
@@ -67,4 +68,7 @@ install-sk:
 .ONESHELL:
 clean:
 	# Remove the virtualenv
-	rm -rf .venv
+	rm -rf .venv
+
+build:
+	uvx --from build pyproject-build --installer uv

python/pyproject.toml

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "[email protected]"}]
 readme = "pip/README.md"
 # Version read from __version__ field in __init__.py by Flit
 dynamic = ["version"]
-packages = [{include = "semantic_kernel"}]
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.13"
-license = {file = "../LICENSE"}
+license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 urls.homepage = "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/semantic-kernel/overview/"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/tree/main/python"
 urls.release_notes = "https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/releases?q=tag%3Apython-1&expanded=true"
@@ -191,7 +190,10 @@ min-file-size = 1
 targets = ["semantic_kernel"]
 exclude_dirs = ["tests"]
 
+[tool.flit.module]
+name = "semantic_kernel"
+
 [build-system]
-requires = ["flit-core >= 3.8"]
+requires = ["flit-core >= 3.9,<4.0"]
 build-backend = "flit_core.buildapi"
 

python/samples/getting_started/00-getting-started.ipynb

@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -229,4 +232,4 @@
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
  "nbformat_minor": 2
-}
+}

python/samples/getting_started/01-basic-loading-the-kernel.ipynb

@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.3"
+   "version": "3.10.12"
   },
   "polyglot_notebook": {
    "kernelInfo": {

python/samples/getting_started/02-running-prompts-from-file.ipynb

@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {

python/samples/getting_started/03-prompt-function-inline.ipynb

@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {

python/samples/getting_started/04-kernel-arguments-chat.ipynb

@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {

python/samples/getting_started/05-using-the-planner.ipynb

@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -583,4 +586,4 @@
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
  "nbformat_minor": 5
-}
+}

python/samples/getting_started/06-memory-and-embeddings.ipynb

@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0\n",
-    "%pip install azure-core==1.30.1\n",
-    "%pip install azure-search-documents==11.8.0b4"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel[azure]\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.3"
+   "version": "3.10.12"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,

python/samples/getting_started/07-hugging-face-for-plugins.ipynb

@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel[hugging_face]==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {

python/samples/getting_started/08-native-function-inline.ipynb

@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {

python/samples/getting_started/09-groundedness-checking.ipynb

@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {

python/samples/getting_started/10-multiple-results-per-prompt.ipynb

@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -501,7 +504,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.3"
+   "version": "3.10.12"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,

python/samples/getting_started/11-streaming-completions.ipynb

@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# Note: if using a Poetry virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {

python/samples/getting_started/third_party/weaviate-persistent-memory.ipynb

@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "%pip install semantic-kernel[weaviate]==1.8.0"
+    "# Note: if using a virtual environment, do not run this cell\n",
+    "%pip install -U semantic-kernel[weaviate]\n",
+    "from semantic_kernel import __version__\n",
+    "\n",
+    "__version__"
    ]
   },
   {

python/semantic_kernel/__init__.py

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 from semantic_kernel.kernel import Kernel
 
-__version__ = "1.8.0"
+__version__ = "1.8.1"
 __all__ = ["Kernel", "__version__"]