Merge pull request #829 from klauer/ci_py312

FIX: partial Python 3.12 support (Linux/MacOS)

Merge pull request #820 from klauer/ci_fix_gha

CI: fix GitHub actions pypi uploading workflow

Merge pull request #809 from gwbischof/lakeshore

Lakeshore example with put completion and settle_time

Merge pull request #796 from klauer/ref_server_annotations

REF/ENH: server type annotations + generic support

Merge pull request #772 from klauer/rel_v081_part_deux

REL: v0.8.1

REL: v0.8.0

Merge pull request #700 from klauer/rel_v071

DOC: release notes for bugfix v0.7.1 release

REL: v0.7.0 (#688)

DOCS/HOTFIX: specify /versions.json for doctr-versions-menu