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title: Release 0.16.2 | ||
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Just a few weeks after our last release, we are releasing MDAnalysis version | ||
0.16.2. The [release notes][notes] list the full details of the changes in this | ||
version. Like the previous one, this release is dedicated to fixing bugs. It | ||
also introduces deprecation warnings for changes that will occur in subsequent | ||
versions. | ||
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The first feature to be deprecated is the [`Timeseries` module][timeseries] | ||
that will be removed in version 0.17.0. The | ||
[`MDAnalysis.analysis.base.analysis_class`][analysis_class] function can be | ||
used to replace the deprecated `Timeseries`. | ||
There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. a link to the old 0.16.0 blog posts showing the class would be good here. |
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Quick selectors are also deprecated and will be removed in version 1.0. You can | ||
There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. Probably best to give examples of what these are and how to replace them |
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read the discussion in [issue 1377][issue_1377] to learn how to replace the | ||
different selectors. | ||
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Finally, the global [flags][] will disappear in version 1.0 to be replaced with | ||
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more granular keyword arguments in the appropriate methods. | ||
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Removing outdated code allows us to keep MDAnalysis robust and consistent. We | ||
There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. .. as we prepare for 1.0 where features will become frozen There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. The interface is going to be frozen. We will hopefully add features. |
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are confident that these features where not much used or have better | ||
replacement. Come to the [mailing lists][lists] or our [github | ||
repository][github] to join the conversation. | ||
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Thank you for all the contributors who reported issues or contributed code to | ||
this version. Thank you also to [Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski][rathmann] for | ||
his first contribution to the code base. | ||
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# Upgrade | ||
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You can upgrade with `pip install --upgrade MDAnalysis` . If you use the conda | ||
package manager run `conda update -c conda-forge mdanalysis` | ||
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[notes]: https://github.com/MDAnalysis/mdanalysis/wiki/ReleaseNotes0162 | ||
[timeseries]: http://www.mdanalysis.org/docs/documentation_pages/core/Timeseries.html | ||
[analysis_class]: http://www.mdanalysis.org/docs/documentation_pages/analysis/base.html#MDAnalysis.analysis.base.analysis_class | ||
[issue_1377]: https://github.com/MDAnalysis/mdanalysis/issues/1377 | ||
[flags]: http://www.mdanalysis.org/docs/documentation_pages/core/init.html#flags | ||
[rathmann]: https://github.com/rathann | ||
[lists]: http://www.mdanalysis.org/#participating | ||
[github]: https://github.com/MDAnalysis/mdanalysis/ |
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I wouldn't say it's dedicated to bug fixes, the point of it is the deprecations and we need to be loud about this