version bump for release 0.0.23

[buhrin]

It's been over 2 years since a release, so I think it'll be nice to make one. I tried to follow the repo's style for updating CHANGES.md, hope I've hit the mark

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR bumps the version from 0.0.22 to 0.0.23, marking the first release in over 2 years. The changes include updating version metadata, adding Python 3.12 support, updating copyright year to 2026, and documenting the accumulated changes since the last release.

Changes:

• Version bumped from 0.0.22 to 0.0.23 in pyproject.toml
• Added Python 3.12 classifier to package metadata
• Updated copyright year from 2024 to 2026 in documentation
• Added comprehensive changelog entry documenting improvements from PRs #360, #347, #351, #350, #322 and other changes

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
pyproject.toml	Updated package version to 0.0.23 and added Python 3.12 classifier
docs/source/conf.py	Updated copyright year to 2026
CHANGES.md	Added release notes for version 0.0.23 with date 2026-01-23

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