Compile release notes for v7.13.0

Author: kclowes

docs/release_notes.rst

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+web3.py v7.13.0 (2025-08-04)
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+Bugfixes
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+- Raise ``BadResponseFormat`` from within ``FormattingMiddleware`` if the raw response is not a dict. (`#3735 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3735>`__)
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+Improved Documentation
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+- Fix broken link to external ``eth_gasPrice`` documentation. (`#3717 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3717>`__)
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+Features
+~~~~~~~~
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+- Add testing against Geth v1.16.2 (`#1162 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/1162>`__)
+- Support parallelization of subscription handling globally via the subscription manager ``parallelize`` flag, and on a per-subscription basis via the ``parallelize`` flag on the subscription itself. (`#3709 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3709>`__)
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+Internal Changes - for web3.py Contributors
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+- Update integration test suite fixture to test against geth ``v1.16.1``. (`#3731 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3731>`__)
+- Add missing async tests for ``FormattingMiddleware`` as a sanity check. (`#3735 <https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3735>`__)
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 web3.py v7.12.1 (2025-07-14)
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