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* ci: bump ansys/actions from 10.0.13 to 10.0.14 in the actions group

Bumps the actions group with 1 update: [ansys/actions](https://github.com/ansys/actions).


Updates `ansys/actions` from 10.0.13 to 10.0.14
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* ci: pre-commit autoupdate

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* feat: add PR documentation cleanup workflow for closed pull requests

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* fix: reducing the amount of gRPC calls in get and add test for get command

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* ci: bump the actions group with 2 updates

Bumps the actions group with 2 updates: [actions/download-artifact](https://github.com/actions/download-artifact) and [docker/login-action](https://github.com/docker/login-action).


Updates `actions/download-artifact` from 4.3.0 to 5.0.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/releases)
- [Commits](actions/download-artifact@d3f86a1...634f93c)

Updates `docker/login-action` from 3.4.0 to 3.5.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/docker/login-action/releases)
- [Commits](docker/login-action@v3.4.0...v3.5.0)

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* chore: updating CHANGELOG for v0.71.0

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* feat: enable use of conventional commits for PR title labeling

* fix: swap directory names for towncrier types 'Miscellaneous' and 'Documentation'

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* chore: remove unused stale issue and release configuration files

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* ci: bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 in the actions group

Bumps the actions group with 1 update: [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout).


Updates `actions/checkout` from 4 to 5
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](actions/checkout@v4...v5)

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* feat: using screenshot method for plotting

* feat: adding plvar to plot commands

* chore: adding changelog file 4196.added.md [dependabot-skip]

* refactor: remove redundant reissuing of plot commands in _MapdlCore

* test: clean up screenshot file before test execution

* refactor: simplify screenshot filename filtering in MapdlGrpc class

* refactor: improve screenshot handling and filename management in _MapdlCore

* refactor: update screenshot filename handling in test cases

* test: update file handling in test_download_file_with_vkt_false

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* feat: add plot command 'PLVA' to PLOT_COMMANDS

* feat: enhance PSD plotting functionality with MAPDL and matplotlib

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* build: bump the documentation group with 2 updates

Bumps the documentation group with 2 updates: [pandas](https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas) and [plotly](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py).


Updates `pandas` from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2
- [Release notes](https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/releases)
- [Commits](pandas-dev/pandas@v2.3.1...v2.3.2)

Updates `plotly` from 6.2.0 to 6.3.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](plotly/plotly.py@v6.2.0...v6.3.0)

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* fix: improve code quality and numpydoc documentation

- Fix typo in _get_file_name docstring parameter description
- Replace bare except clauses with specific OSError exceptions in launcher.py
- Remove duplicate logging statement in licensing.py, use LOG.info instead
- Add missing Parameters and Returns sections to Information class methods
- Fix GL02 docstring formatting issues (closing quotes placement)
- Add Returns section to convert.py format_using_autopep8 method

* fix: enable additional docstring checks for improved documentation quality

* Apply suggestions from code review

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* chore: adding changelog file 4125.fixed.md [dependabot-skip]

* fix: enhance docstrings for MAPDL information properties to include return types

* fix: improve docstrings for GrpcError to include parameters and return types

* fix: update docstrings in convert.py to include parameters and return types

* fix: enhance docstrings in mapdl_extended.py to include parameters and return types

* chore: adding changelog file 4125.miscellaneous.md [dependabot-skip]

* fix: GL02 numpydoc issue

* fix: some PR01 issues.

* fix: enhance docstrings for return values in multiple classes

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