Release Abseil-py 2.4.0

PiperOrigin-RevId: 862121680

Author: AleksMat

CHANGELOG.md

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 ### Fixed
 
+## 2.4.0 (2026-01-28)
+
+### Added
+
+*  Added support for Python 3.14.
+*  Allow `$PYTHONBREAKPOINT` to affect `runcall` and `post_mortem` debugging.
+*  (logging) Propagate `**kwargs` in conditional/rate-limited logging functions.
+
+### Changed
+
+*  Dropped support for Python 3.8 and 3.9.
+*  (flags) Change internals of `absl.flags.get_help_width()` implementation.
+*  (cleanup) Modernize Bazel setup with `MODULE.bazel`.
+*  (cleanup) Modernize type annotations using Python 3.10+ features.
+
+### Fixed
+
+*  (flags) Fix duplicate flag definition when reloading a module.
+*  (typechecking) Correct type signature of `absltest.skipThisClass`.
+
 ## 2.3.1 (2025-07-03)
 
 ### Changed

absl/__init__.py

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 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = '2.3.1'
+__version__ = '2.4.0'