Merge branch 'main' into patch-1

Author: progval

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -280,3 +280,5 @@ Lib/test/test_configparser.py @jaraco
 
 # Doc sections
 Doc/reference/                @willingc
+
+**/*weakref*                  @kumaraditya303

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml

@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ body:
       label: "CPython versions tested on:"
       multiple: true
       options:
-        - "3.8"
         - "3.9"
         - "3.10"
         - "3.11"
         - "3.12"
         - "3.13"
+        - "3.14"
         - "CPython main branch"
     validations:
       required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/crash.yml

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ body:
       label: "CPython versions tested on:"
       multiple: true
       options:
-        - "3.8"
         - "3.9"
         - "3.10"
         - "3.11"
         - "3.12"
         - "3.13"
+        - "3.14"
         - "CPython main branch"
     validations:
       required: true

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -40,6 +40,50 @@ jobs:
     if: fromJSON(needs.check_source.outputs.run-docs)
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml
 
+  check_autoconf_regen:
+    name: 'Check if Autoconf files are up to date'
+    # Don't use ubuntu-latest but a specific version to make the job
+    # reproducible: to get the same tools versions (autoconf, aclocal, ...)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container:
+      image: ghcr.io/python/autoconf:2024.10.11.11293396815
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    needs: check_source
+    if: needs.check_source.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Git
+        run: |
+          apt install git -yq
+          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: Runner image version
+        run: echo "IMAGE_VERSION=${ImageVersion}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Check Autoconf and aclocal versions
+        run: |
+          grep "Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71" configure
+          grep "aclocal 1.16.5" aclocal.m4
+          grep -q "runstatedir" configure
+          grep -q "PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG" aclocal.m4
+      - name: Regenerate autoconf files
+        # Same command used by Tools/build/regen-configure.sh ($AUTORECONF)
+        run: autoreconf -ivf -Werror
+      - name: Check for changes
+        run: |
+          git add -u
+          changes=$(git status --porcelain)
+          # Check for changes in regenerated files
+          if test -n "$changes"; then
+            echo "Generated files not up to date."
+            echo "Perhaps you forgot to run make regen-all or build.bat --regen. ;)"
+            echo "configure files must be regenerated with a specific version of autoconf."
+            echo "$changes"
+            echo ""
+            git diff --staged || true
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
   check_generated_files:
     name: 'Check if generated files are up to date'
     # Don't use ubuntu-latest but a specific version to make the job
@@ -69,19 +113,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: hendrikmuhs/[email protected]
         with:
           save: false
-      - name: Check Autoconf and aclocal versions
-        run: |
-          grep "Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71" configure
-          grep "aclocal 1.16.5" aclocal.m4
-          grep -q "runstatedir" configure
-          grep -q "PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG" aclocal.m4
       - name: Configure CPython
         run: |
           # Build Python with the libpython dynamic library
           ./configure --config-cache --with-pydebug --enable-shared
-      - name: Regenerate autoconf files
-        # Same command used by Tools/build/regen-configure.sh ($AUTORECONF)
-        run: autoreconf -ivf -Werror
       - name: Build CPython
         run: |
           make -j4 regen-all

.github/workflows/mypy.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.13"
           cache: pip
           cache-dependency-path: Tools/requirements-dev.txt
       - run: pip install -r Tools/requirements-dev.txt

.github/workflows/reusable-change-detection.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
----
-
-name: Change detection
+name: Reusable change detection
 
 on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
   workflow_call:

.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Docs
+name: Reusable Docs
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: 'Set up Python'
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.12'  # known to work with Sphinx 6.2.1
+        python-version: '3.13'  # known to work with Sphinx 7.2.6
         cache: 'pip'
         cache-dependency-path: 'Doc/requirements-oldest-sphinx.txt'
     - name: 'Install build dependencies'
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
   # Run "doctest" on HEAD as new syntax doesn't exist in the latest stable release
   doctest:
     name: 'Doctest'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+name: Reusable macOS
+
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:

.github/workflows/reusable-tsan.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+name: Reusable Thread Sanitizer
+
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:

.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+name: Reusable Ubuntu
+
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs: