Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated release process

.github/workflows/python-release.yml

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+name: Release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'  # Trigger on version tags
+
+env:
+  UV_VERSION: "0.4.27"
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-release:
+    env:
+      UV_CACHE_DIR: /tmp/.uv-cache
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # Needed for creating releases
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up python
+        id: setup-python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Set up uv
+        run: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/${{ env.UV_VERSION }}/install.sh | sh
+
+      - name: Restore uv cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.uv-cache
+          key: uv-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('uv.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            uv-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('uv.lock') }}
+            uv-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: uv sync
+
+      - name: Install package
+        run: uv pip install -e .
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: uv build
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+            dist/*.whl
+            dist/*.tar.gz
+          name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          generate_release_notes: true
+
+      - name: Minimize uv cache
+        run: uv cache prune --ci