v2.18.0rc2.dev1

Osaka Devnet2 Preview

What's Changed

• Improve MessageCallGas documentation by @trocher in #904
• Update README for Cancun blog and Prague fork by @ensi321 in #905
• Fix spelling issues by @nnsW3 in #977
• fix: debug -> b2t by @glitched-w0rld in #1075
• chore: remove redundant words by @oftenoccur in #1086
• parse block_hashes key as hex by @gurukamath in #1099
• refactor: modexp exponent_head stricter type by @SamWilsn in #1238
• dev: simplify condition in is_account_alive by @enitrat in #1190
• add vulture to static analysis suite by @vedant-asati in #1206
• Update error link pending-opcodes.md by @strmfos in #1215
• Upgrade pypy/python version to 3.11 by @Carsons-Eels in #1177
• Switch to devops' runners by @SamWilsn in #1237
• fix(t8n): return the receipts list by @danceratopz in #1233
• fix: type 4 transaction accessed address addition in wrong place by @JereSalo in #1255
• Replace refernce in istanbul.md by @davidjsonn in #1267
• fix: add misisng y parity check on SetCodeTransaction by @enitrat in #1270
• Optimized bls12 381 by @fselmo in #1268
• docs: Add documentation for blocks, transactions by @souradeep-das in #1263
• docs: update contributing.md by @souradeep-das in #1279
• Fix arrow_glacier link in docs by @SamWilsn in #1283
• feat: add custom exception strings by @souradeep-das in #1266
• Add SECURITY.md by @Carsons-Eels in #1257
• Remove duplicate Cancun row from upgrades table by @gumb0 in #1282
• Switch alt_bn128 to optimized curve implementation by @SamWilsn in #1278
• 1176 - Initial python/pypy 3.11 refactors by @Carsons-Eels in #1179
• Update actions/setup-python from v4 to v5 by @PixelPil0t1 in #1293
• Re-read account code after setting 7702 delegation by @SamWilsn in #1296
• eips/osaka/eip 7951 by @LouisTsai-Csie in #1291

New Contributors

• @trocher made their first contribution in #904
• @ensi321 made their first contribution in #905
• @nnsW3 made their first contribution in #977
• @glitched-w0rld made their first contribution in #1075
• @oftenoccur made their first contribution in #1086
• @vedant-asati made their first contribution in #1206
• @strmfos made their first contribution in #1215
• @JereSalo made their first contribution in #1255
• @souradeep-das made their first contribution in #1263
• @gumb0 made their first contribution in #1282
• @PixelPil0t1 made their first contribution in #1293
• @LouisTsai-Csie made their first contribution in #1291

Full Changelog: v1.17.0...v2.18.0rc2.dev1