chore: refresh Hacktoberfest 2026 prep tracker (#15269)

Co-authored-by: cclauss <cclauss@users.noreply.github.com>

docs/hacktober_2026_prep.md

@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -92,29 +92,29 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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+82. [x] #14890 merged
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@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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+413. [x] #13869 closed
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@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ Notation: `<index>. [ ] #<pr_id> <labels>`
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@@ -962,9 +962,9 @@ backtracking:
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+11. [x] #14890 merged
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 14. [x] #15055 merged
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@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ cpu_scheduling_algorithms:
 1. [x] #12140 closed
 
 data_compression:
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@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ data_structures:
 8. [ ] #10607
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+11. [x] #11385 merged
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@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ graphics:
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@@ -1294,14 +1294,14 @@ knapsack:
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+5. [x] #15044 merged
 
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-2. [ ] #14613
-3. [ ] #15047
+1. [x] #14607 merged
+2. [x] #14613 closed
+3. [x] #15047 closed
 
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@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ machine_learning:
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@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ maths:
 90. [x] #14850 merged
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@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ searches:
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@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ Snapshot taken: **2026-09-06** -- **144** open issues (**21** `bug`, **82** `enh
 
 Same notation as the PR tracker: `<index>. [ ] #<id> <labels>`, checked off (`[x]`) once the issue is closed or resolved. See **[Triage recommendations](#triage-recommendations)** below for a first pass at which of these we can close.
 
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@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ Same notation as the PR tracker: `<index>. [ ] #<id> <labels>`, checked off (`[x
 111. [x] #11972 closed
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@@ -2002,24 +2002,24 @@ Same notation as the PR tracker: `<index>. [ ] #<id> <labels>`, checked off (`[x
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@@ -2063,16 +2063,16 @@ I can take a second pass through the remaining `awaiting triage` items (relabel
 
 _Generated automatically by `scripts/hacktoberfest_prep_update.py` on 2026-09-10 (UTC)._
 
-- **Open issues:** 100
-- **Open pull requests:** 591
-- **Open PRs labelled `awaiting reviews`:** 423
+- **Open issues:** 68
+- **Open pull requests:** 558
+- **Open PRs labelled `awaiting reviews`:** 400
 - **Days until Hacktoberfest (2026-10-01):** 21
-- **Issues to close per day to clear the backlog:** 5 per day (over 21 days)
-- **Pull requests to merge or close per day to clear the backlog:** 29 per day (over 21 days)
+- **Issues to close per day to clear the backlog:** 4 per day (over 21 days)
+- **Pull requests to merge or close per day to clear the backlog:** 27 per day (over 21 days)
 
 **Top three directories to work on** (most open pull requests labelled `awaiting reviews`):
 
 1. `maths/` — 18 awaiting-reviews PRs
-2. `sorts/` — 16 awaiting-reviews PRs
-3. `searches/` — 13 awaiting-reviews PRs
+2. `sorts/` — 17 awaiting-reviews PRs
+3. `searches/` — 10 awaiting-reviews PRs