Merge branch 'release-post-secure-sca-8524-dependency-scanning-python-improvements' into 'master'

release-post-secure-sca-8524-dependency-scanning-python-improvements

See merge request gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com!36385

data/release_posts/unreleased/8524-dependency-scanning-python-improvements.yml

+features:
+  secondary:
+    - name: "Dependency Scanning improvement for Python projects"
+      available_in: [ultimate]
+      documentation_link: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/dependency_scanning/#available-variables'
+      reporter: NicoleSchwartz
+      stage: secure
+      categories:
+        - 'Dependency Scanning'
+      issue_url: 'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/8524'
+      description: |
+        If your Python dependencies are stored in a file other than the regular 
+        `requirements.txt`, with GitLab 12.6, you can now set the requirements 
+        file with the `PIP_REQUIREMENTS_FILE` variable.
+        
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