Merge branch 'maintenance/4.0.x' into main following 4.0.1 release

doc/whatsnew/4/4.0/index.rst

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+What's new in Pylint 4.0.1?
+---------------------------
+Release date: 2025-10-14
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+
+False Positives Fixed
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+
+- Exclude ``__all__`` and ``__future__.annotations`` from ``unused-variable``.
+
+  Closes #10019 (`#10019 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10019>`_)
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+- Fix false-positive for ``bare-name-capture-pattern`` if a case guard is used.
+
+  Closes #10647 (`#10647 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10647>`_)
+
+- Check enums created with the ``Enum()`` functional syntax to pass against the
+  ``--class-rgx`` for the :ref:`invalid-name` check, like other enums.
+
+  Closes #10660 (`#10660 <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/10660>`_)
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+
 What's new in Pylint 4.0.0?
 ---------------------------
 Release date: 2025-10-12