Initialize v0.18

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Version bump to start 0.18.0 development.

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 81.71%. Comparing base (c0e97b0) to head (b99b290).
Report is 17 commits behind head on main.

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- Coverage   84.11%   81.71%   -2.41%     
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  Files         198      176      -22     
  Lines       22241    12315    -9926     
  Branches     4687     3020    -1667     
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- Hits        18709    10063    -8646     
+ Misses       2610     1711     -899     
+ Partials      922      541     -381     

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py-unittests	81.71% <ø> (-2.41%)	⬇️

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