v2.18.0

v2.18.0 (2025-12-03)

Feat

• using pytest as a test runner, diversify the tests into unit, integration, and performance tests (#1028)

Fix

• invoke flit through the Python interpreter’s module-call argument to ensure the Python venv’s flit is being run (#1045)
• ci: undo temporary ignore of GHSA-4xh5-x5gv-qwph (CVE-2025-8869) because the latest pip v25.3 addressed the issue (#1022)
• ci: temporarily ignore GHSA-4xh5-x5gv-qwph (CVE-2025-8869) until pip fixes the problem (#1018)