Updates for version 3.0.0 release

Author: rossarmstrong

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
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-| Meta | [![Python Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.8%7C3.9%7C3.10%7C3.11%7C3.12-blue?logo=python&logoColor=ffdd54)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)&nbsp;&nbsp; [![werpy License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD_3--Clause-blue.svg)](https://github.com/analyticsinmotion/werpy/blob/main/LICENSE)&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- ![Maintained](https://img.shields.io/badge/Maintained%3F-yes-green.svg)&nbsp;&nbsp;--> [![Black Code Style](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black)&nbsp;&nbsp; [![Analytics in Motion](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/analyticsinmotion/.github/main/assets/images/analytics-in-motion-github-badge-rounded.svg)](https://www.analyticsinmotion.com) |
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pyproject.toml

@@ -9,22 +9,21 @@ requires = [
 
 [project]
 name = 'werpy'
-version = '2.1.2'
+version = '3.0.0'
 description = 'A powerful yet lightweight Python package to calculate and analyze the Word Error Rate (WER).'
 readme = 'README.md'
-requires-python = '>=3.8'
+requires-python = '>=3.10'
 license = {file = 'LICENSE'}
 authors = [
   {name = 'Ross Armstrong', email = '[email protected]'},
 ]
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
     "Programming Language :: Cython",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
@@ -52,12 +51,11 @@ keywords = [
     "metrics"
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "numpy>=1.21.6; python_version<'3.11'",
-  "numpy>=1.23.2; python_version>='3.11'",
-  "pandas>=1.3.0"
+  "numpy>=1.26.0; python_version<'3.12'",
+  "numpy>=2.2.0; python_version>='3.12'",
+  "pandas>=2.0.0"
 ]
 
-
 [project.urls]
 "Repository" = "https://github.com/analyticsinmotion/werpy"
 "Documentation" = "https://werpy.readthedocs.io/"
@@ -69,13 +67,3 @@ docs = [
     "sphinx==8.1.3",
     "sphinx-nefertiti== 0.7.4",
 ]
-
-
-# For localized testing of the package on Windows OS
-#[tool.cibuildwheel]
-#build = "cp38-* cp39-* cp310-* cp311-* cp312-*"
-#skip = "*-win32 *-manylinux_i686 *-manylinux2010_i686 *-manylinux2014_i686 *-manylinux_aarch64 *-manylinux_ppc64le *-manylinux_s390x *-musllinux_i686 *-musllinux_aarch64 *-musllinux_ppc64le *-musllinux_s390x"
-
-#[tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
-#build = "cp38-* cp39-* cp310-* cp311-* cp312-*"
-#skip = "*-win32"

werpy/metrics.pyx

@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ sequences.
 """
 
 import numpy as np
-cimport numpy as np
+cimport numpy as cnp
+
+cnp.import_array()
 
 cimport cython
 
 @cython.boundscheck(False)
 @cython.wraparound(False)
-cpdef np.ndarray calculations(object reference, object hypothesis):
+cpdef cnp.ndarray calculations(object reference, object hypothesis):
     cdef list reference_word = reference.split()
     cdef list hypothesis_word = hypothesis.split()