v2023.08.0

2023.08.0 (2023-08-03)

We're pleased to announce the release of dask-image 2023.08.0!

Highlights

This version fixes bugs related to processing CuPy backed dask arrays
and improves testing on GPU CI. It drops support for python 3.8 and
adds pandas as a dependency. As a feature improvement, the dask-image
equivalent of scipy.ndimage.label now supports arbitrary
structuring elements.

For full support of all GPU functionality in dask-image we recommend
using CuPy version 9.0.0 or higher.

Improvements

• Generalised ndmeasure.label to arbitrary structuring elements (#321)

Bug Fixes

• Added missing cupy test mark and fixed cupy threshold (#329)
• Moved functions from ndimage submodules to ndimage namespace (#325)

Updated requirements

• Drop Python 3.8, in accordance with NEP29 recommendation (#315)
• Require NumPy 1.18+ (#304)
• Add pandas requirement for find_objs function (#309)

Build Tools

• Continuous integration
  • Update GPU conda environment before running tests (#318)
  • Fix GitHub actions README badge (#323)
• Dependabot updates
  • Bump coverallsapp/github-action from 2.0.0 to 2.1.2 (#313)
  • Bump coverallsapp/github-action from 2.1.2 to 2.2.0 (#322)
  • Bump coverallsapp/github-action from 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 (#326)

6 authors added to this release (alphabetical)

• Charles Blackmon-Luca <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=charlesbluca>_ - @charlesbluca
• David Stansby <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=dstansby>_ - @dstansby
• dependabot[bot] <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=dependabot[bot]>_ - @dependabot[bot]
• Genevieve Buckley <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=GenevieveBuckley>_ - @GenevieveBuckley
• jakirkham <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=jakirkham>_ - @jakirkham
• Marvin Albert <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=m-albert>_ - @m-albert

4 reviewers added to this release (alphabetical)

• Charles Blackmon-Luca <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=charlesbluca>_ - @charlesbluca
• Genevieve Buckley <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=GenevieveBuckley>_ - @GenevieveBuckley
• jakirkham <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=jakirkham>_ - @jakirkham
• Juan Nunez-Iglesias <https://github.com/dask/dask-image/commits?author=jni>_ - @jni