Release Notes - APLR Version 10.14.0

This release focuses on streamlining dependencies and improving the plotting functionality within the library.

🚀 Enhancements

• Removed pandas Dependency for Plotting: The plot_affiliation_shape method in APLRRegressor has been refactored to use numpy exclusively for data manipulation. This change removes the pandas dependency for users who want to use the optional plotting features, leading to a lighter and more focused installation.

🔧 Dependency Updates

• The optional dependency for plotting is now solely matplotlib>=3.0. pandas is no longer required or installed with the [plots] extra.
• The plotting functionality has been verified to be fully compatible with matplotlib versions 3.0 and newer.

✅ Compatibility

• The refactored plotting code maintains compatibility with numpy>=1.11.