RELEASE: 0.10.0

[bewithgaurav]

Work Item / Issue Reference

AB#38494

GitHub Issue: #<ISSUE_NUMBER>

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Summary

This pull request updates the mssql-python package for its Public Preview release, with expanded platform support, major API improvements, and enhanced data handling. The most important changes are grouped below:

Release and Documentation Updates:

• Updated the project status in PyPI_Description.md from Alpha to Public Preview, reflecting the new release phase.
• Bumped the package version in setup.py from 0.9.0 to 0.10.0 to indicate a significant update.

Platform and API Enhancements:

• Expanded Linux platform support to include SUSE and openSUSE distributions, in addition to existing Alpine Linux support, broadening enterprise compatibility.
• Implemented context manager support for Connection and Cursor classes, enabling Python with statement usage for automatic transaction management and resource cleanup.
• Added Data At Execution (DAE) support for streaming large text and binary parameters, removing memory constraints for bulk operations.
• Improved Unicode handling with robust UTF-16 encoding, enhancing emoji and international character support for multilingual data processing.
• Enhanced DB-API 2.0 compliance by adding standard exception classes and improving API consistency for easier migration from other Python database drivers.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR prepares the mssql-python package for its Public Preview release (version 0.10.0), marking a significant milestone from Alpha phase. The release introduces expanded platform support, major API improvements, and enhanced data handling capabilities.

• Updated package version from 0.9.0 to 0.10.0 in setup.py
• Modified project status from Alpha to Public Preview in documentation
• Refreshed feature descriptions to highlight new capabilities like context manager support, Data At Execution (DAE), and expanded Linux platform compatibility

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
setup.py	Bumped version number from 0.9.0 to 0.10.0 for Public Preview release
PyPI_Description.md	Updated project status from Alpha to Public Preview and refreshed feature descriptions

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