Python: Bump py version to 1.40.0 for a release (#13619)

### Motivation and Context

Bump py version to 1.40.0 for a release

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Bump py version to 1.40.0 for a release

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Author: moonbox3

.github/workflows/python-test-coverage.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync --all-extras --dev -U --prerelease=if-necessary-or-explicit
       - name: Test with pytest
-        run: uv run --frozen pytest -q --junitxml=pytest.xml --cov=semantic_kernel --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered --cov-report=xml:python-coverage.xml ./tests/unit
+        run: uv run --frozen pytest -q --junitxml=pytest.xml --cov=semantic_kernel --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered --cov-report=xml:python-coverage.xml ./tests/unit --ignore=./tests/unit/processes/dapr_runtime
       - name: Upload coverage report
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/python-unit-tests.yml

@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
         experimental: [false]
+        test-suite: ["unit-all-except-dapr", "dapr"]
         include:
           - python-version: "3.13"
             os: "ubuntu-latest"
             experimental: true
+            test-suite: "unit-all-except-dapr"
     env:
       UV_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     permissions:
@@ -40,14 +42,24 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: true
           cache-suffix: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache-dependency-glob: "**/uv.lock"
-      - name: Install the project
+      - name: Install the project (all extras)
+        if: matrix.test-suite == 'unit-all-except-dapr'
         run: uv sync --all-extras --dev -U --prerelease=if-necessary-or-explicit
-      - name: Test with pytest
+      - name: Install the project (dapr tests)
+        if: matrix.test-suite == 'dapr'
+        run: uv sync --extra pandas --dev -U --prerelease=if-necessary-or-explicit && uv pip install "dapr>=1.14.0" "dapr-ext-fastapi>=1.14.0" "flask-dapr>=1.14.0"
+      - name: Test with pytest (all except dapr)
+        if: matrix.test-suite == 'unit-all-except-dapr'
         env:
           PYTHON_GIL: ${{ matrix.gil }}
-        run: uv run --frozen pytest --junitxml=pytest.xml ./tests/unit
+        run: uv run --frozen pytest --junitxml=pytest.xml ./tests/unit --ignore=tests/unit/processes/dapr_runtime
+      - name: Test dapr with pytest
+        if: matrix.test-suite == 'dapr'
+        env:
+          PYTHON_GIL: ${{ matrix.gil }}
+        run: uv run --frozen pytest --junitxml=pytest-dapr.xml ./tests/unit/processes/dapr_runtime
       - name: Surface failing tests
-        if: ${{ !matrix.experimental }}
+        if: ${{ !matrix.experimental && matrix.test-suite == 'unit-all-except-dapr' }}
         uses: pmeier/pytest-results-action@v0.7.2
         with:
           path: python/pytest.xml

python/pyproject.toml

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "websockets >= 13, < 16",
     "aiortc>=1.9.0",
     # Protobuf
-    "protobuf",
     # explicit typing extensions
     "typing-extensions>=4.13",
     "mcp>=1.26.0",
@@ -84,11 +83,6 @@ copilotstudio = [
     "microsoft-agents-copilotstudio-client >= 0.3.1",
     "microsoft-agents-activity >= 0.3.1"
 ]
-dapr = [
-    "dapr>=1.14.0",
-    "dapr-ext-fastapi>=1.14.0",
-    "flask-dapr>=1.14.0",
-]
 faiss = [
     "faiss-cpu>=1.10.0"
 ]

python/semantic_kernel/__init__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from semantic_kernel.kernel import Kernel
 
-__version__ = "1.39.4"
+__version__ = "1.40.0"
 
 DEFAULT_RC_VERSION = f"{__version__}-rc9"