Python-telegram-bot

*Released 2024-11-04*

This is the technical changelog for version 21.7. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

Major Changes
- Full Support for Bot API 7.11 (4546 closes 4543)
- Add `Message.reply_paid_media` (4551)
- Drop Support for Python 3.8 (4398 by elpekenin)

Minor Changes
- Allow `Sequence` in `Application.add_handlers` (4531 by roast-lord closes 4530)
- Improve Exception Handling in `File.download_*` (4542)
- Use Stable Python 3.13 Release in Test Suite (4535)

Documentation Improvements
- Documentation Improvements (4536 by Ecode2, 4556)
- Fix Linkcheck Workflow (4545)
- Use `sphinx-build-compatibility` to Keep Sphinx Compatibility (4492)

Internal Changes
- Improve Test Instability Caused by `Message` Fixtures (4507)
- Stabilize Some Flaky Tests (4500)
- Reduce Creation of HTTP Clients in Tests (4493)
- Update `pytest-xdist` Usage (4491)
- Fix Failing Tests by Making Them Independent (4494)
- Introduce Codecov's Test Analysis (4487)
- Maintenance Work on `Bot` Tests (4489)
- Introduce `conftest.py` for File Related Tests (4488)
- Update Issue Templates to Use Issue Types (4553)
- Update Automation to Label Changes (4552)

Dependency Updates
- Bump `srvaroa/labeler` from 1.11.0 to 1.11.1 (4549)
- Bump `sphinx` from 8.0.2 to 8.1.3 (4532)
- Bump `sphinxcontrib-mermaid` from 0.9.2 to 1.0.0 (4529)
- Bump `srvaroa/labeler` from 1.10.1 to 1.11.0 (4509)
- Bump `Bibo-Joshi/pyright-type-completeness` from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 (4510)

*Released 2024-09-19*

This is the technical changelog for version 21.6. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

New Features
- Full Support for Bot API 7.10 (4461 closes 4459, 4460, 4463 by aelkheir, 4464)
- Add Parameter `httpx_kwargs` to `HTTPXRequest` (4451 closes 4424)

Minor Changes
- Improve Type Completeness (4466)

Internal Changes
- Update Python 3.13 Test Suite to RC2 (4471)
- Enforce the `offline_bot` Fixture in `Test*WithoutRequest` (4465)
- Make Tests for `telegram.ext` Independent of Networking (4454)
- Rename Testing Base Classes (4453)

Dependency Updates
- Bump `pytest` from 8.3.2 to 8.3.3 (4475)

*Released 2024-09-01*

This is the technical changelog for version 21.5. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

Major Changes
- Full Support for Bot API 7.9 (4429)
- Full Support for Bot API 7.8 (4408)

New Features
- Add `MessageEntity.shift_entities` and `MessageEntity.concatenate` (4376 closes 4372)
- Add Parameter `game_pattern` to `CallbackQueryHandler` (4353 by jainamoswal closes 4269)
- Add Parameter `read_file_handle` to `InputFile` (4388 closes 4339)

Documentation Improvements
- Bugfix for "Available In" Admonitions (4413)
- Documentation Improvements (4400 closes 4446, 4448 by Palaptin)
- Document Return Types of `RequestData` Members (4396)
- Add Introductory Paragraphs to Telegram Types Subsections (4389 by mohdyusuf2312 closes 4380)
- Start Adapting to RTD Addons (4386)

Minor and Internal Changes
- Remove Surplus Logging from `Updater` Network Loop (4432 by MartinHjelmare)
- Add Internal Constants for Encodings (4378 by elpekenin)
- Improve PyPI Automation (4375 closes 4373)
- Update Test Suite to New Test Channel Setup (4435)
- Improve Fixture Usage in `test_message.py` (4431 by Palaptin)
- Update Python 3.13 Test Suite to RC1 (4415)
- Bump `ruff` and Add New Rules (4416)

Dependency Updates
- Update `cachetools` requirement from <5.5.0,>=5.3.3 to >=5.3.3,<5.6.0 (4437)
- Bump `sphinx` from 7.4.7 to 8.0.2 and `furo` from 2024.7.18 to 2024.8.6 (4412)
- Bump `test-summary/action` from 2.3 to 2.4 (4410)
- Bump `pytest` from 8.2.2 to 8.3.2 (4403)
- Bump `dependabot/fetch-metadata` from 2.1.0 to 2.2.0 (4411)
- Update `cachetools` requirement from ~=5.3.3 to >=5.3.3,<5.5.0 (4390)
- Bump `sphinx` from 7.3.7 to 7.4.7 (4395)
- Bump `furo` from 2024.5.6 to 2024.7.18 (4392)

*Released 2024-07-12*

This is the technical changelog for version 21.4. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

Major Changes
- Full Support for API 7.5 (4328, 4316, 4315, 4312 closes 4310, 4311)
- Full Support for API 7.6 (4333 closes 4331, 4344, 4341, 4334, 4335, 4351, 4342, 4348)
- Full Support for API 7.7 (4356 closes 4355)
- Drop `python-telegram-bot-raw` And Switch to `pyproject.toml` Based Packaging (4288 closes 4129 and 4296)
- Deprecate Inclusion of `successful_payment` in `Message.effective_attachment` (4365 closes 4350)

New Features
- Add Support for Python 3.13 Beta (4253)
- Add `filters.PAID_MEDIA` (4357)
- Log Received Data on Deserialization Errors (4304)
- Add `MessageEntity.adjust_message_entities_to_utf_16` Utility Function (4323 by Antares0982 closes 4319)
- Make Argument `bot` of `TelegramObject.de_json` Optional (4320)

Documentation Improvements
- Documentation Improvements (4303 closes 4301)
- Restructure Readme (4362)
- Fix Link-Check Workflow (4332)

Internal Changes
- Automate PyPI Releases (4364 closes 4318)
- Add `mise-en-place` to `.gitignore` (4300)
- Use a Composite Action for Testing Type Completeness (4367)
- Stabilize Some Concurrency Usages in Test Suite (4360)
- Add a Test Case for `MenuButton` (4363)
- Extend `SuccessfulPayment` Test (4349)
- Small Fixes for `test_stars.py` (4347)
- Use Python 3.13 Beta 3 in Test Suite (4336)

Dependency Updates
- Bump `ruff` and Add New Rules (4329)
- Bump `pre-commit` Hooks to Latest Versions (4337)
- Add Lower Bound for `flaky` Dependency (4322 by Palaptin)
- Bump `pytest` from 8.2.1 to 8.2.2 (4294)

*Released 2024-06-07*

This is the technical changelog for version 21.3. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

Major Changes
- Full Support for Bot API 7.4 (4286, 4276 closes 4275, 4285, 4283, 4280, 4278, 4279)
- Deprecate `python-telegram-bot-raw` (4270)
- Remove Functionality Deprecated in Bot API 7.3 (4266 closes 4244)

New Features
- Add Parameter `chat_id` to `ChatMemberHandler` (4290 by uniquetrij closes 4287)

Documentation Improvements
- Documentation Improvements (4264 closes 4240)

Internal Changes
- Add `setuptools` to `requirements-dev.txt` (4282)
- Update Settings for pre-commit.ci (4265)

Dependency Updates
- Bump `pytest` from 8.2.0 to 8.2.1 (4272)

*Released 2024-05-20*

This is the technical changelog for version 21.2. More elaborate release notes can be found in the news channel [pythontelegrambotchannel](https://t.me/pythontelegrambotchannel).

Major Changes
- Full Support for Bot API 7.3 (4246, 4260, 4243, 4248, 4242 closes 4236, 4247 by aelkheir)
- Remove Functionality Deprecated by Bot API 7.2 (4245)

New Features
- Add Version to `PTBDeprecationWarning` (4262 closes 4261)
- Handle Exceptions in building `CallbackContext` (4222)

Bug Fixes
- Call `Application.post_stop` Only if `Application.stop` was called (4211 closes 4210)
- Handle `SystemExit` raised in Handlers (4157 closes 4155 and 4156)
- Make `Birthdate.to_date` Return a `datetime.date` Object (4251)

Documentation Improvements
- Documentation Improvements (4217)

Internal Changes
- Add New Rules to `ruff` Config (4250)
- Adapt Test Suite to Changes in Error Messages (4238)

Dependency Updates
- Bump `furo` from 2024.4.27 to 2024.5.6 (4252)
- `pre-commit` autoupdate (4239)
- Bump `pytest` from 8.1.1 to 8.2.0 (4231)
- Bump `dependabot/fetch-metadata` from 2.0.0 to 2.1.0 (4228)
- Bump `pytest-asyncio` from 0.21.1 to 0.21.2 (4232)
- Bump `pytest-xdist` from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 (4233)
- Bump `furo` from 2024.1.29 to 2024.4.27 (4230)
- Bump `srvaroa/labeler` from 1.10.0 to 1.10.1 (4227)
- Bump `pytest` from 7.4.4 to 8.1.1 (4218)
- Bump `sphinx` from 7.2.6 to 7.3.7 (4215)
- Bump `pytest-xdist` from 3.5.0 to 3.6.0 (4215)