python-v0.17.0: checkpoint hook

New features

• feat(rust): post commit hook (v2), create checkpoint hook by @ion-elgreco in #2391
• feat: added configuration variables to handle EC2 metadata service by @mightyshazam in #2385
• feat: lazy static runtime in python by @ion-elgreco in #2424
• feat: implement repartitioned for DeltaScan by @jkylling in #2421

Bug Fixes

• fix(python, rust): expr parsing date/timestamp by @ion-elgreco in #2357
• fix(rust): remove flush after writing every batch by @PeterKeDer in #2387
• fix: return error when checkpoints and metadata get out of sync by @esarili in #2406
• fix: time travel when checkpointed and logs removed by @ion-elgreco in #2389
• fix(rust): timestamp deserialization format, missing type by @ion-elgreco in #2383
• fix(rust): stats_parsed has different number of records with stats by @yjshen in #2405
• fix(python): load_as_version with datetime object with no timezone specified by @t1g0rz in #2429
• fix(python,rust): missing remove actions during create_or_replace specified by @ion-elgreco in #2437

Other Changes

• chore: bump chrono by @universalmind303 in #2372
• docs: document required aws permissions by @ale-rinaldi in #2393
• docs: add Daft integration by @avriiil in #2402

New Contributors

• @PeterKeDer made their first contribution in #2387
• @ale-rinaldi made their first contribution in #2393
• @esarili made their first contribution in #2406
• @jkylling made their first contribution in #2421
• @t1g0rz made their first contribution in #2429

Full Changelog: python-v0.16.4...python-v0.17.0