v1.17.0 (pyright 1.1.377)

What's Changed

• fix reportInvalidCast false positive when casting to/from None and type by @DetachHead in #579
• fix unreachable, unused & deprecated diagnostic severity levels not working when set in the language server config by @DetachHead in #577
• add reportUnusedParameter rule by @DetachHead in #589
• don't report reportUnnecessaryComparison when using assert_never in an intentionally unreachable case in a match statement by @DetachHead in #593
• update upstream pyright version to 1.1.377 by @DetachHead in #601
  • fix new upstream bug where "[object Object]" appears in error messages that include the python version

Full Changelog: v1.16.0...v1.17.0