3.53.0 - 2025-08-27
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* Drop Python upper limit :mr:`418`
* Add `__enum|flags_values__` back to GEnum and GFlags :mr:`420`
* Fix asyncio event loop selector with Python 3.13 :mr:`421`
* Support `Gtk.Template` on sub-classed Python classes :mr:`199`
* Use GI Repository singleton if GLib >= 2.85 :mr:`427`
* Expose finish_func on function info to determine if a function can be used as awaitable :mr:`428`
* Documentation updates :mr:`424` :mr:`426` :mr:`429` :mr:`430`
* `ParamSpec` objects now return the expected enum type :mr:`432`
* Fix `Gio.ActionMap` override for `Gio.Application` :mr:`435`
* Fix regression for functions with multiple callbacks :mr:`436` :mr:`437`
* Cleanup: callable argument cache :mr:`438`
* Format Python and C code :mr:`386`
* Fix compatibility with GLib 2.84 :mr:`443`
* (chore) clean up array cache code :mr:`440`

* Added an option to skip [automatic initialization of GTK and GDK](https://pygobject.gnome.org/guide/imports.html) :mr:`368`
  (Jonathan Matthew, :bzbug:`551059`)
* Add more variables to the .pc files (Damien Carbery, Paul,
* gobject.handler_block_by_func and friends now accept methods
* set __module__ on gobject derived types (Johan,