Version 0.9 -- released 2/7/21
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- PyMeasure is now officially at github.com/pymeasure/pymeasure
- Python 3.9 is now supported, Python 3.5 removed due to EOL
- Move to GitHub Actions from TravisCI and Appveyor for CI (@bilderbuchi)
- New additions to Oxford Instruments ITC 503 (@CasperSchippers)
- New Agilent 34450A and Keysight DSOX1102G instruments (@theMashUp, @jlarochelle)
- Improvements to NI VirtualBench (@moritzj29)
- New Agilent B1500 instrument (@moritzj29)
- New Keithley 6517B instrument (@wehlgrundspitze)
- Major improvements to PyVISA compatbility (@bilderbuchi, @msmttchr, @CasperSchippers, @cjermain)
- New Anapico APSIN12G instrument (@StePhanino)
- Improvements to Thorelabs Pro 8000 and SR830 (@Mike-HubGit)
- New SR860 instrument (@StevenSiegl, @bklebel)
- Fix to escape sequences (@tirkarthi)
- New directory input for ManagedWindow (@paulgoulain)
- New TelnetAdapter and Attocube ANC300 Piezo controller (@dkriegner)
- New Agilent 34450A (@theMashUp)
- New Razorbill RP100 strain cell controller (@pheowl)
- Fixes to precision and default value of ScientificInput and FloatParameter (@moritzj29)
- Fixes for Keithly 2400 and 2450 controls (@pyMatJ)
- Improvments to Inputs and open_file_externally (@msmttchr)
- Fixes to Agilent 8722ES (@alexmcnabb)
- Fixes to QThread cleanup (@neal-kepler, @msmttchr)
- Fixes to Keyboard interrupt, and parameters (@CasperSchippers)

Version 0.8 -- released 3/29/19
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- Python 3.8 is now supported
- New Measurement Sequencer allows for running over a large parameter space (@CasperSchippers)
- New image plotting feature for live image measurements (@jmittelstaedt)
- Improvements to VISA adapter (@moritzj29)
- Added Tektronix AFG 3000, Keithley 2750 (@StePhanino, @dennisfeng2)
- Documentation improvements (@mivade)
- Fix to ScientificInput for float strings (@moritzj29)
- New validator: strict_discrete_range (@moritzj29)
- Improvements to Recorder thread joining
- Migrating the ReadtheDocs configuration to version 2
- National Instruments Virtual Bench initial support (@moritzj29)

Version 0.7 -- released 8/4/19
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- Dropped support for Python 3.4, adding support for Python 3.7
- Significant improvements to CI, dependencies, and conda environment (@bilderbuchi, @cjermain)
- Fix for PyQT issue in ResultsDialog (@CasperSchippers)
- Fix for wire validator in Keithley 2400 (@Fattotora)
- Addition of source_enabled control for Keithley 2400 (@dennisfeng2)
- Time constant fix and input controls for SR830 (@dennisfeng2)
- Added Keithley 2450 and Agilent 33521A (@hlgirard, @Endever42)
- Proper escaping support in CSV headers (@feph)
- Minor updates (@dvase)

Version 0.6.1 -- released 4/21/19
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- Added Elektronica SM70-45D, Agilent 33220A, and Keysight N5767A instruments
  (@CasperSchippers, @sumatrae)
- Fixes for Prologix adapter and Keithley 2400 (@hlgirard, @ronan-sensome)
- Improved support for SRS SR830 (@CasperSchippers)

Version 0.6 -- released 1/14/19
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- New VXI11 Adapter for ethernet instruments (@chweiser)
- PyQt updates to 5.6.0
- Added SRS SG380, Ametek 7270, Agilent 4156, HP 34401A, Advantest R3767CG, and
  Oxford ITC503 instrustruments (@sylkar, @jmittelstaedt, @vik-s, @troylf, @CasperSchippers)
- Updates to Keithley 2000, Agilent 8257D, ESP 300, and Keithley 2400 instruments
  (@watersjason, @jmittelstaedt, @nup002)
- Various minor bug fixes (@thosou)

Version 0.5.1 -- released 4/14/18
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- Minor versions of PyVISA are now properly handled
- Documentation improvements (@Laogeodritt and @ederag)
- Instruments now have `set_process` capability (@bilderbuchi)
- Plotter now uses threads (@dvspirito)
- Display inputs and PlotItem improvements (@Laogeodritt)

Version 0.5 -- released 10/18/17
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- Threads are used by default, eliminating multiprocessing issues with spawn
- Enhanced unit tests for threading
- Sphinx Doctests are added to the documentation (@bilderbuchi)
- Improvements to documentation (@JuMaD)

Version 0.4.6 -- released 8/12/17
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- Reverted multiprocessing start method keyword arguments to fix Unix spawn issues (@ndr37)
- Fixes to regressions in Results writing (@feinsteinben)
- Fixes to TCP support using cloudpickle (@feinsteinben)
- Restructing of unit test framework

Version 0.4.5 -- released 7/4/17
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- Recorder and Scribe now leverage QueueListener (@feinsteinben)
- PrologixAdapter and SerialAdapter now handle Serial objects as adapters (@feinsteinben)
- Optional TCP support now uses cloudpickle for serialization (@feinsteinben)
- Significant PEP8 review and bug fixes (@feinsteinben)
- Includes docs in the code distribution (@ghisvail)
- Continuous integration support for Python 3.6 (@feinsteinben)

Version 0.4.4 -- released 6/4/17
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- Fix pip install for non-wheel builds
- Update to Agilent E4980 (@dvspirito)
- Minor fixes for docs, tests, and formatting (@ghisvail, @feinsteinben)

Version 0.4.3 -- released 3/30/17
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- Added Agilent E4980, AMI 430, Agilent 34410A, Thorlabs PM100, and 
  Anritsu MS9710C instruments (@TvBMcMaster, @dvspirito, and @mhdg)
- Updates to PyVISA support (@minhhaiphys)
- Initial work on resource manager (@dvspirito)
- Fixes for Prologix adapter that allow read-write delays (@TvBMcMaster)
- Fixes for conda environment on continuous integration

Version 0.4.2 -- released 8/23/16
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- New instructions for installing with Anaconda and conda-forge package (thanks @melund!)
- Bug-fixes to the Keithley 2000, SR830, and Agilent E4408B
- Re-introduced the Newport ESP300 motion controller
- Major update to the Keithely 2400, 2000 and Yokogawa 7651 to achieve a common interface
- New command-string processing hooks for Instrument property functions
- Updated LakeShore 331 temperature controller with new features
- Updates to the Agilent 8257D signal generator for better feature exposure

Version 0.4.1 -- released 7/31/16
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- Critical fix in setup.py for importing instruments (also added to documentation)

Version 0.4 -- released 7/29/16
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- Replaced Instrument add_measurement and add_control with measurement and control functions
- Added validators to allow Instrument.control to match restricted ranges
- Added mapping to Instrument.control to allow more flexible inputs
- Conda is now used to set up the Python environment
- macOS testing in continuous integration
- Major updates to the documentation

Version 0.3 -- released 4/8/16
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- Added IPython (Jupyter) notebook support with significant features
- Updated set of example scripts and notebooks
- New PyMeasure logo released
- Removed support for Python <3.4
- Changed multiprocessing to use spawn for compatibility
- Significant work on the documentation
- Added initial tests for non-instrument code
- Continuous integration setup for Linux and Windows

Version 0.2 -- released 12/16/15
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- Python 3 compatibility, removed support for Python 2
- Considerable renaming for better PEP8 compliance
- Added MIT License
- Major restructuring of the package to break it into smaller modules
- Major rewrite of display functionality, introducing new Qt objects for easy extensions
- Major rewrite of procedure execution, now using a Worker process which takes advantage of multi-core CPUs
- Addition of a number of examples
- New methods for listening to Procedures, introducing ZMQ for TCP connectivity
- Updates to Keithley2400 and VISAAdapter

Version 0.1.6 -- released 4/19/15
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- Renamed the package to PyMeasure from Automate to be more descriptive about its purpose
- Addition of VectorParameter to allow vectors to be input for Procedures
- Minor fixes for the Results and Danfysik8500

Version 0.1.5 -- release 10/22/14
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- New Manager class for handling Procedures in a queue fashion
- New Browser that works in tandem with the Manager to display the queue
- Bug fixes for Results loading

Version 0.1.4 -- released 8/2/14
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- Integrated Results class into display and file writing
- Bug fixes for Listener classes
- Bug fixes for SR830

Version 0.1.3 -- released 7/20/14
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- Replaced logging system with Python logging package
- Added data management (Results) and bug fixes for Procedures and Parameters
- Added pandas v0.14 to requirements for data management
- Added data listeners, Qt4 and PyQtGraph helpers

Version 0.1.2 -- released 7/18/14
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- Bug fixes to LakeShore 425
- Added new Procedure and Parameter classes for generic experiments
- Added version number in package

Version 0.1.1 -- released 7/16/14
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- Bug fixes to PrologixAdapter, VISAAdapter, Agilent 8722ES, Agilent 8257D, Stanford SR830, Danfysik8500
- Added Tektronix TDS 2000 with basic functionality
- Fixed Danfysik communication to handle errors properly

Version 0.1.0 -- released 7/15/14
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- Initial release
