Manage PR/Issues that are stale automatically

.github/workflows/stale.yml

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+name: close stale issues and pr
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "30 1 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  close-issues:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v8
+        with:
+          debug-only: true
+          days-before-issue-stale: 28
+          days-before-issue-close: 7
+          any-of-issue-labels:
+            [
+              "Waiting on author",
+              "Cannot reproduce 🤷",
+              "python past end of life",
+              "Won't fix/not planned",
+            ]
+          exempt-issue-labels: ["High priority", "Blocked 🚧", "Needs decision 🔒"]
+          stale-issue-message:
+            "This issue is stale because it has been open 4 weeks with no activity.
+            Remove 'Stale' label or comment or this will be closed in a week."
+          close-issue-message:
+            "This issue was closed because it has been stalled for five weeks with no
+            activity."
+
+          any-of-pr-labels:
+            ["Waiting on author", "python past end of life", "Won't fix/not planned"]
+          exempt-pr-labels: ["High priority", "Blocked 🚧", "Needs review 🔍"]
+          days-before-pr-stale: 56
+          days-before-pr-close: -1
+          stale-pr-label: "Needs take over 🛎️"
+          close-pr-message:
+            "This PR was closed because it needed to be taken over for 16 weeks with no
+            one stepping up."
+          stale-pr-message:
+            "This PR needs take over because because it has been open 8 weeks with no
+            activity."