v1.7.0

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Bugs fixed

• Fix for recursive symlink - (port Notebook 4670) #497 (@kevin-bates)

Enhancements made

• Make nbconvert root handler asynchronous #512 (@hMED22)
• Refactor gateway kernel management to achieve a degree of consistency #483 (@kevin-bates)

Maintenance and upkeep improvements

• Remove Packaging Dependency #515 (@jtpio)
• Use kernel_id for new kernel if it doesn't exist in MappingKernelManager.start_kernel #511 (@the-higgs)
• Include backtrace in debug output when extension fails to load #506 (@candlerb)
• ExtensionPoint: return True on successful validate() #503 (@minrk)
• ExtensionManager: load default config manager by default #502 (@minrk)
• Prep for Release Helper Usage #494 (@jtpio)
• Typo in shutdown with answer_yes #491 (@kiendang)
• Remove some of ipython_genutils no-op. #440 (@Carreau)
• Drop dependency on pywin32 #514 (@kevin-bates)
• Upgrade anyio to v3 #492 (@mwakaba2)
• Add Appropriate Token Permission for CodeQL Workflow #489 (@afshin)

Documentation improvements

• DOC: Autoreformat docstrings. #493 (@Carreau)

Contributors to this release

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@codecov-commenter | @hMED22 | @jtpio | @kevin-bates | @the-higgs | @welcome
@blink1073 | @candlerb | @kevin-bates | @minrk | @mwakaba2 | @Zsailer | @kiendang | [@Carreau]