Compile release notes for v7.9.0

Author: fselmo

docs/release_notes.rst

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+web3.py v7.9.0 (2025-03-12)
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+Bugfixes
+~~~~~~~~
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+- Prevent mutating list of subscriptions when unsubscribing via the ``subscription_manager`` by iterating over a copy of the provided list. (`#3604 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3604>`__)
+- Batching can now be used with the AutoProvider (`#3607 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3607>`__)
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+
+Improved Documentation
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+- Update and clean up Contributing docs. (`#3610 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3610>`__)
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+Features
+~~~~~~~~
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+- Add ``use_text_frames`` flag for ``WebSocketProvider`` to work around websocket servers that don't support binary frames (`#3619 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3619>`__)
+- Sync and async support for ``eth_simulateV1`` RPC method. (`#3622 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3622>`__)
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+Internal Changes - for web3.py Contributors
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+- Renames a test so pytest finds it. (`#3606 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3606>`__)
+- Merge template, replacing ``bumpversion`` with ``bump-my-version``. (`#3610 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3610>`__)
+- Update integration test fixture to use latest geth version ``v1.15.5``. (`#3636 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3636>`__)
+- Use ``-U`` to install latest `py-geth` version for CI geth steps. This is usually a requirement if we're missing the binary for the newly-generated fixture geth version. (`#3637 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3637>`__)
+- Re-compile test contracts with newly released Solidity ``v0.8.29``. (`#3640 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3640>`__)
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+Miscellaneous Changes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+- `#3623 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3623>`__
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 web3.py v7.8.0 (2025-02-03)
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