v0.6.0rc1

v0.6.0rc1 (7 July 2023)

This is the first release candidate for the upcoming v0.6.0 release. This version is intended to be used for testing new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Refer to the changelog below for more information.

Features

• Functions to produce accurate time bounds by @pochedls in #418
• Add API extending xgcm vertical regridding by @jasonb5 in #388
• Update create_grid args to improve usability by @jasonb5 in #507

Bug Fixes

• Improves error when axis is missing/incorrect attributes by @jasonb5 in #481
• Fix multi-file dataset spatial average orientation and weights when lon bounds span prime meridian by @pochedls in #495
• Fixes preserving ds/da attributes in the regrid2 module by @jasonb5 in #468

Deprecations

• Add deprecation warning for CDML/XML support in open_mfdataset() by @tomvothecoder in #503

Documentation

• Typo fix for doc by @lee1043 in #491
• Update documentation in regrid2.py by @lee1043 in #509
• Remove cdms-filemap references in API docstrings by @tomvothecoder in #504
• Add more fields to GH Discussions question form by @tomvothecoder in #480
• Add Q&A GH discussions template by @tomvothecoder in #479
• Update FAQs question covering datasets with conflicting bounds by @tomvothecoder in #474
• Add Google Groups mailing list to docs by @tomvothecoder in #452
• Fix README link to CODE-OF-CONDUCT.rst by @tomvothecoder in #444
• Replace LLNL E3SM License with xCDAT License by @tomvothecoder in #443

DevOps

• Fix Python deprecation comment in conda env yml files by @tomvothecoder in #514
• Simplify conda environments and move configs to pyproject.toml by @tomvothecoder in #512
• Update DevOps to cache conda and fix attributes not being preserved with xarray > 2023.3.0 by @tomvothecoder in #465
• Update GH Actions to use mamba by @tomvothecoder in #450
• Bump to 0.6.0rc1 by @tomvothecoder in #515

Full Changelog: v0.5.0...v0.6.0rc1