Merge branch '1.8.latest' into backport-853-to-1.8.latest #7857

Job	Run time
build packages	15s
unit test / python 3.9	49s
code-quality	1m 0s
unit test / python 3.10	49s
unit test / python 3.11	47s
verify packages / python 3.9 / ubuntu-22.04	38s
verify packages / python 3.10 / ubuntu-22.04	35s
verify packages / python 3.11 / ubuntu-22.04	36s
verify packages / python 3.10 / macos-14	42s
verify packages / python 3.11 / macos-14	24s
verify packages / python 3.9 / windows-2022	1m 45s
verify packages / python 3.10 / windows-2022	1m 54s
verify packages / python 3.11 / windows-2022	1m 44s
	11m 58s

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