Release python-1.4.0 · microsoft/semantic-kernel

New Features

Python: Google AI Connector by @TaoChenOSU in #7419
Python: Vertex AI Connector by @TaoChenOSU in #7481
Python: Introduce the non-chat, non-streaming OpenAIAssistantAgent, samples, and tests by @moonbox3 in #7477
Python: Function calling in Google connectors by @TaoChenOSU in #7603
Python: Mistral AI Embedding Connector by @nmoeller in #7122
Python: Add OpenTelemetry to Python SK by @glahaye in #6914

Python: Bump azure-ai-inference from 1.0.0b1 to 1.0.0b2 in /python by @dependabot in #7273
Python: Bump pyarrow from 16.1.0 to 17.0.0 in /python by @dependabot in #7396
Python: Bump pydantic from 2.8.0 to 2.8.2 in /python by @dependabot in #7394

Python: Persist user and assistant messages in chat history (concept sample) by @moonbox3 in #7407
Python: Update MMLU sample so that it works with all Chat Completion services by @TaoChenOSU in #7455
Python: small improvements in test running by @eavanvalkenburg in #7576
Python: Refactor agent retrieve method to be classmethod. Update tests. by @moonbox3 in #7854

Update README.md by @sophialagerkranspandey in #7068
Python: serialize the result as string, consistent with behavior before 1.2 by @eavanvalkenburg in #7528
Python: removed underscore in .env for open_ai by @cvaisnor in #7625
Python: Update chat history channel to produce the correct messages with a visibility bool by @moonbox3 in #7619
Python: removed D101 and fixes for it by @eavanvalkenburg in #7853
Python: additional details for pypi by @eavanvalkenburg in #7612

Full Changelog: python-1.3.0...python-1.4.0