release: v4.0.0

[ssut]

This PR introduces the long-awaited v4.0.0 release of py-googletrans. After years of feedback and community contributions, this update brings significant changes to improve stability, usability, and maintainability over v3.

Highlights

• Resolved Most Reported Issues: addresses and resolves longstanding problems.
• Async-only API: Transitioned to a modern asynchronous API to improve scalability and better align with current Python development practices.
• Complete Type Annotations: Introduced full type hints to make the library easier to use with modern IDEs.
• Modernized Codebase: Refactored the entire codebase for maintainability and to follow modern de-facto Python standards.

Breaking Changes

• API Transition to Async: All synchronous APIs have been removed. If you’re upgrading, ensure your code is updated to use async functions.

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Expected release date: 2024 Dec

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[StephanAkkerman]

@ssut When can we expect a new pypi release?

[ssut]

@ssut When can we expect a new pypi release?

I am currently experiencing issues publishing the v4.0.0 release using uv. I expect to resolve this within a week or by this weekend.