Merge branch 'master' into backmerge/master-to-staging-844

Author: ibraheem-abe

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## 8.4.3 /2024-12-02
+
+## What's Changed
+
+* Fix logging config parsing by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2500
+* Improve  `submit_extrinsic` util by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2502
+* Backmerge master to staging for 843 by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2505
+* WS ensure_connected socket catch by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2507
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/compare/v8.4.2...v8.4.3
+
 ## 8.4.2 /2024-11-28
 
 ## What's Changed

VERSION

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-8.4.2
+8.4.3

bittensor/core/settings.py

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 # OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 # DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "8.4.2"
+__version__ = "8.4.3"
 
 import os
 import re