Release 0.12.4

Author: apdavison

codemeta.json

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
   "codeRepository": "https://github.com/NeuralEnsemble/PyNN",
   "contIntegration": "https://github.com/NeuralEnsemble/PyNN/actions",
   "dateModified": "2024-04-17",
-  "downloadUrl": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2d/f1/87be1610a71f21349d2e299d6cf92d55893c6aeb2c1730dd758bec2671d9/PyNN-0.12.3.tar.gz",
+  "downloadUrl": null,
   "issueTracker": "https://github.com/NeuralEnsemble/PyNN/issues",
   "name": "PyNN",
-  "version": "0.12.3",
+  "version": "0.12.4",
   "identifier": "RRID:SCR_002715",
   "description": "PyNN (pronounced 'pine') is a simulator-independent language for building neuronal network models.\n\nIn other words, you can write the code for a model once, using the PyNN API and the Python programming language, and then run it without modification on any  simulator that PyNN supports (currently NEURON, NEST and Brian 2) and on a number of neuromorphic hardware systems.\n\nThe PyNN API aims to support modelling at a high-level of abstraction (populations of neurons, layers, columns and the connections between them) while still allowing access to the details of individual neurons and synapses when required. PyNN provides a library of standard neuron, synapse and synaptic plasticity models, which have been verified to work the same on the different supported simulators. PyNN also provides a set of commonly-used connectivity algorithms (e.g. all-to-all, random, distance-dependent, small-world) but makes it easy to provide your own connectivity in a simulator-independent way.\n\nEven if you don't wish to run simulations on multiple simulators, you may benefit from writing your simulation code using PyNN's powerful, high-level interface. In this case, you can use any neuron or synapse model supported by your simulator, and are not restricted to the standard models.",
   "applicationCategory": "neuroscience",
-  "releaseNotes": "http://neuralensemble.org/docs/PyNN/releases/0.12.3.html",
+  "releaseNotes": "http://neuralensemble.org/docs/PyNN/releases/0.12.4.html",
   "funding": "https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/945539",
   "developmentStatus": "active",
   "referencePublication": "https://doi.org/10.3389/neuro.11.011.2008",

doc/conf.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class MockNESTModule(mock.Mock):
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.12'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.12.3'
+release = '0.12.4'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.

doc/release_notes.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release notes
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   releases/0.12.4.txt
    releases/0.12.3.txt
    releases/0.12.2.txt
    releases/0.12.1.txt

doc/releases/0.12.4.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+=========================
+PyNN 0.12.4 release notes
+=========================
+
+April 2nd 2025
+
+Welcome to PyNN 0.12.4!
+
+New documentation theme
+-----------------------
+
+Many thanks to @sdivyanshu90 for suggesting use of the sphinxawesome_ theme,
+which fixes some problems with over-flowing side-bars,
+and in general provides much nicer navigation through the documentation_.
+
+
+NEST 3.8 support
+----------------
+
+PyNN now supports NEST_ v3.8.
+NEST 3.4-3.7 should also work for most neuron models, but since the extension module interface
+has changed in NEST 3.7, those models that require NEST extensions will not work with older versions.
+For older versions of NEST, you will need an older version of PyNN to match.
+
+Bug fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix some problems with creating SpikeTrain objects, following the addition of SpikeTrainList to Neo.
+- Correctly set parameters when creating a point neuron with no synapses, with the neuron backend.
+- Correctly write equations for Brian2 when creating a point neuron with no synapses.
+
+Dependency updates
+------------------
+
+We have dropped support for Python 3.8.
+This version should also work with NumPy v2+.
+
+
+.. _NEST: https://www.nest-simulator.org
+.. _Arbor: https://arbor-sim.org
+.. _sphinxawesome: https://sphinxawesome.xyz
+.. _documentation: https://neuralensemble.org/docs/PyNN/

pyNN/__init__.py

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 :license: CeCILL, see LICENSE for details.
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.12.3'
+__version__ = '0.12.4'
 __all__ = ["common", "random", "nest", "neuron", "brian2",
            "recording", "errors", "space", "descriptions",
            "standardmodels", "parameters", "core", "morphology",

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "PyNN"
-version = "0.12.3"
+version = "0.12.4"
 description = "A Python package for simulator-independent specification of neuronal network models"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ MPI = ["mpi4py"]
 sonata = ["h5py"]
 neuron = ["neuron", "nrnutils"]
 brian2 = ["brian2"]
-arbor = ["arbor"]
+arbor = ["arbor==0.9.0", "libNeuroML"]
 spiNNaker = ["spyNNaker"]
 neuroml = ["libNeuroML"]