v0.8.1 (July, 2025)

This is a minor release that updates HyperTools for use with NumPy 2.0+ and adds CI/CD infrastructure.

Changes

NumPy 2.0+ and Pandas 2.0+ Support

• Enhanced NumPy 2.0+ compatibility with additional deprecation fixes
• Fixed pkg_resources deprecation by replacing with importlib.metadata
• Fixed scipy.stats.stats deprecated import to use scipy.stats
• Updated dependency requirements for compatibility with NumPy 2.0+ and Pandas 2.0+

CI/CD Infrastructure

• Added comprehensive GitHub Actions workflow for automated testing
• Multi-platform testing across Ubuntu, Windows, and macOS
• Multi-Python version testing (Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12)
• Coverage reporting with Codecov integration

Bug Fixes

• Fixed t-SNE test error by setting appropriate perplexity parameter for small datasets

Platform Support

Python Versions

• Removed support for Python ≤ 3.8
• Added support for Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12

Dependencies

• NumPy ≥ 2.0.0
• Pandas ≥ 2.2.0
• Updated all major dependencies to latest compatible versions

Additional Notes

• This release brings back support for running HyperTools in Colaboratory notebooks, which now use NumPy 2.0+
• All 129 tests pass across all supported platforms and Python versions
• Comprehensive CI/CD ensures quality and prevents regressions

Credits

• @terrafying - Original NumPy 2.0+ compatibility implementation
• @jeremymanning - Release management
• Claude Code (claude.ai/code) - Enhanced compatibility, CI/CD, and testing infrastructure