v1.9.0

Highlights

User-visible changes

• Python 3.9 is not supported any more
• Python 3.13 is now explicitly supported
• pathlib is now supported everywhere in the API

What's Changed

• TST: use uv pip compile to keep lint deps in sync by @neutrinoceros in #130
• ENH: do not swallow traceback to original exception when failing to define a colormap by @neutrinoceros in #131
• TST: use uv pip compile to keep minimal deps in sync by @neutrinoceros in #129
• TST: revert numpy bump by @neutrinoceros in #132
• MNT: migrate ruff config by @neutrinoceros in #133
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #134
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #135
• TST: speed up env resolution with uv by @neutrinoceros in #136
• TYP: fix type-check time incompatibility with matplotlib 3.9.1 by @neutrinoceros in #137
• DEP: drop support for Python 3.9 by @neutrinoceros in #140
• TST: migrate to official astral-sh/setup-uv action by @neutrinoceros in #141
• MNT: simplify setup-uv usage following 2.1.1 release by @neutrinoceros in #142
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #143
• TST: add CPython 3.13 to regular test matrix by @neutrinoceros in #144
• BLD: migrate build backend from setuptools to hatchling by @neutrinoceros in #146
• TST: drop pytest-cov and codecov (use coverage.py natively instead) by @neutrinoceros in #148
• BLD: migrate to src layout by @neutrinoceros in #147
• TST: reintroduce coverage measurement and improve coverage to 100% (excluding defensive programming lines) by @neutrinoceros in #149
• TST: use exact commit sha for github actions by @neutrinoceros in #150
• UX: clarify generic error message when failing to import/register a colormap by @neutrinoceros in #151
• DOC: lock the whole environment (not just direct dependencies) by @neutrinoceros in #152
• TST: don't use editable install in CI by @neutrinoceros in #153
• DOC: Update cmasher/colormaps references by @emmanuel-ferdman in #154
• DOC: move static png out of src dir by @neutrinoceros in #156
• TST: avoid venv activation in CI by @neutrinoceros in #157
• MNT: build docs with Python 3.13 by @neutrinoceros in #158
• TST: truly test oldest test dependencies by @neutrinoceros in #159
• TST: don't use editable install in CI (again) by @neutrinoceros in #160
• TST: fix coverage report combination by @neutrinoceros in #161
• ENH: support pathlib.Path everywhere by @neutrinoceros in #162
• CLN: tidy import statements by @neutrinoceros in #163
• REL: prepare release 1.9.0 by @neutrinoceros in #164

New Contributors

• @emmanuel-ferdman made their first contribution in #154

Full Changelog: v1.8.0...v1.9.0