v1.7.1

What's Changed

• TST: ignore __pycache__ in test generation by @neutrinoceros in #101
• ENH: slightly improve startup time by raising an exception early if viscm is installed/needed by @neutrinoceros in #100
• ENH: load colormaps from binaries instead of text files by @neutrinoceros in #102
• ENH: reduce startup overhead from colormap registrations by skipping type heuristics and runtime sanity checks for builtin maps by @neutrinoceros in #103
• TST: add doc build to CI, move dev requirement files to dedicated folder by @neutrinoceros in #104
• TYP: run type checking as part of CI by @neutrinoceros in #105
• DOC: fix broken GHA badge by @neutrinoceros in #106
• REL: prepare release 1.7.1 by @neutrinoceros in #107

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.7.1