Release v1.7.0a0

1.7.0a0

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Bugs fixed

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

Maintenance and upkeep improvements

• Prep for Release Helper Usage #494 (@jtpio)
• Typo in shutdown with answer_yes #491 (@kiendang)
• Remove some of ipython_genutils no-op. #440 (@Carreau)

Documentation improvements

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

Other merged PRs

• Add Appropriate Token Permission for CodeQL Workflow #489 (@afshin)

Contributors to this release

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@afshin | @blink1073 | @Carreau | @codecov-commenter | @jtpio | @kevin-bates | @kiendang