v0.17.0
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This minor release updates the mimumum supported python to 
`python = "^3.8"`, addresses dependency vulnerabilities, and 
updates typing to conform with current mypy and pytest standards.

Updates / New Features
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Python

* New minimum supported python changed to `python = "^3.8"`.

CI

* Updated CI unittests workflow to include codecov reporting.
  Reduced CodeCov report submission by skipping this step on scheduled runs.

* Updated CI unittests to reflect new minimum support `python = "^3.8"`.

Misc.

* Updated .gitignore away from the old monorepo version.

Documentation

* Updated CONTRIBUTING.md to reference smqtk-core's CONTRIBUTING.md file.

Fixes
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Dependency Versions

* Updated the locked version of urllib3 to address a security vulnerability.

* Updated the developer dependency and locked version of ipython to address a
  security vulnerability.

* Updated the required and locked version of pillow to address a security
  vulnerability.

* Removed `jedi = "^0.17"` requirement and updated to `ipython = "^7.17.3"`
  since recent ipython update appropriately addresses the dependency.

* Updated the locked versions of dependencies to reflect new minimum
  support `python = "^3.8".