Drizzlepac v3.10.0

High-Level Summary

This release includes many improvements to the HAP Point and Segment catalogs, as well as updates to the parameters used for alignment. The TEAL GUI has been removed from the public interface, and support for Python 3.10 has been dropped.

What's Changed

• HLA-1405: Updated alignment parameters. by @s-goldman in #1932
• HLA-1237: Removing user facing aspects of TEAL GUI by @s-goldman in #1975
• Dropping support for python 3.10 by @s-goldman in #1987
• Pins drizzlepac to the most recent STWCS version that also requires numpy>2.0 by @s-goldman in #1931
• HLA-1410/HLA-1393: Drizzlepac/HAP: Round 2 update of improved Photutils deprecation updates by @mdlpstsci in #1934
• HLA-1407: Implemented fixes to address uneven detection thresholds in HAP catalogs by @mdlpstsci in #1939
• HLA-1413: Replaced deprecated class by @mdlpstsci in #1950
• HLA-1427: Improve algorithm for switching to crowded field kernel for HAP segment catalogs by @mdlpstsci in #1953
• Build and test with latest supported version of Python by @zacharyburnett in #1955
• HLA-1417: Validation check for WCS solutions from astrometry database by @s-goldman in #1958
• HLA-1419: Removal of warnings for photometry_utils.py log of zero of negative number by @s-goldman in #1959
• Update the Pyproject.toml file to force use of Photutils >= 2.0.0 by @mdlpstsci in #1966
• HLA_1433: Add clarification comments to IterativePSFPhotometry instantiation by @mdlpstsci in #1964
• HLA-1448: Fix the crfactor designation for the WFPC2 detector to avoid failure by @mdlpstsci in #1969
• HLA-1441: Tune Point Catalogs (too many false detections) by @mdlpstsci in #1978
• HLA-1425: Documenting the Alignment Logic by @s-goldman in #1967
• HLA-1354: Added the computation of ABmag to the catalog documentation by @mdlpstsci in #1990
• Fix for I/O astrometry database bug (#1992) by @s-goldman in #1994
• HLA-1483: Remove the extraneous column from Point source Total catalog by @mdlpstsci in #2006
• HLA-1484: Resolve issue of duplicate IDs in the Total Point Catalog product by @mdlpstsci in #2007
• HLA-1482/HLA-1487: Added parameter setting to the IterativePSFPhotometry invocation by @mdlpstsci in #2014
• HLA-1501: Clean-up values (move to proper section or delete) from catalog configuration files #2024
• HLA-1503/HLA-1504: Update the sigma values in the catalog configuration files #2026

Full Changelog: 3.9.1...3.10.0

Drizzlepac Release 3.10.0 Release Candidate 4

What's Changed

• HLA-1497: Corrected the string comparison to "asn" in the poller_utils.py module #2019
• HLA-1501: Clean-up values (move to proper section or delete) from catalog configuration files #2024
• HLA-1503/HLA-1504: Update the sigma values in the catalog configuration files #2026
• HLA-1503: Report correct sigma value for computing threshold for source detection #2027
• HLA-1479: Overwrote the MVM "alignment" configuration files with the SMV files #2028

Full Changelog: 3.10.0rc3...3.10.0rc4

Drizzlepac Release 3.10.0 Release Candidate 3

What's Changed

• Merging PR for adding the parameter sub_shape to the IterativePSFPhotometry, circumventing the need to pin astropy by @s-goldman in #2017

Full Changelog: 3.10.0rc2...3.10.0rc3

Drizzlepac Release 3.10.0 Release Candidate 2

What's Changed

• Reverting change previously limiting alignment for programs with EXPFLAG not "Normal" by @s-goldman in #2005
• Remove the extraneous column from Point source Total catalog by @mdlpstsci in #2006
• Resolve issue of duplicate IDs in the Total Point Catalog product by @mdlpstsci in #2007
• Pin Astropy to less than 7.0 to ensure use of 6.1.7 by @mdlpstsci in #2009

Full Changelog: 3.10.0rc1...3.10.0rc2

Drizzlepac Release 3.10.0 Release Candidate 1

What's Changed

• HLA-1354: Added the computation of ABmag to the catalog documentation by @mdlpstsci in #1990
• Updated CHANGELOG.rst by @mdlpstsci in #1993
• Fix for I/O astrometry database bug (#1992) by @s-goldman in #1994

Full Changelog: 3.10.0rc0...3.10.0rc1

Drizzlepac Release 3.10.0 Release Candidate 0

What's Changed

• HLA-1405: Updated alignment parameters. by @s-goldman in #1932
• HLA-1237: Removal of the TEAL GUI by @s-goldman in #1975
• Dropping support for python 3.10 by @s-goldman in #1987
• HLA-1410/HLA-1393: Drizzlepac/HAP: Round 2 update of improved Photutils deprecation updates by @mdlpstsci in #1934
• HLA-1407: Implemented fixes to address uneven detection thresholds in HAP catalogs by @mdlpstsci in #1939
• HLA-1427: Improve algorithm for switching to crowded field kernel for HAP segment catalogs by @mdlpstsci in #1953
• HLA-1417: Validation check for WCS solutions from astrometry database by @s-goldman in #1958
• HLA-1426: Check EXPFLAG keyword to eliminate bad images from SVM processing by @mdlpstsci in #1968
• HLA-1448: Fix the crfactor designation for the WFPC2 detector to avoid failure by @mdlpstsci in #1969
• HLA-1441: Tune Point Catalogs (too many false detections) by @mdlpstsci in #1978
• HLA-1425: Documenting the Alignment Logic by @s-goldman in #1967

Full Changelog: 3.9.1...3.10.0rc0

Drizzlepac v3.9.1

What's Changed

• Updates to address deprecated Photutils functionality; these changes improve upon the Photutils changes in release 3.9.0. #1934

Full Changelog: 3.9.0...3.9.1rc1

Drizzlepac Release 3.9.1 Release Candidate 1

What's Changed

• Remove failing tests on 3.9.1x branch by @s-goldman in #1948

Full Changelog: 3.9.1rc0...3.9.1rc1

Drizzlepac Release 3.9.1 Release Candidate 0

What's Changed

• Updates to address deprecated Photutils functionality; these changes improve upon the initial Photutils changes in release 3.9.0. #1934

Full Changelog: 3.9.0...3.9.1rc0

Drizzlepac v3.9.0

High-Level Summary

This release includes changes to numpy 2.0, improvements for alignment and catalog backgrounds, and interim updates for photutils.

What's Changed

• HLA-1213: Changes to address proper marking of CRs by @mdlpstsci in #1820
• HLA-1233: Updated config files to use minobj=10 with fitgeom="rscale" by @s-goldman in #1823
• HLA-1291: Updated the call to hamming function in deconvolve_utils.py by @mdlpstsci in #1848
• HLA-1295: Fixed the computations associated with rejection of catalogs due to cosmic rays by @mdlpstsci in #1853
• HLA-1302: Avoid application of cosmic ray threshold for ACS/SBC and WFC3/IR catalogs by @mdlpstsci in #1858
• HLA-935: Update HDRTAB for MVM products by @s-goldman in #1846
• HLA-1271: Config file update with different values for relative and absolute alignment by @s-goldman in #1860
• HLA-1322: Addressing Numpy 2.0 issues in Astrometric_utils.py by @s-goldman in #1875
• Small update to buildmask for Numpy 2.0 by @s-goldman in #1876
• HLA-1323: s_region fix using simplify-polyline by @s-goldman in #1884
• HLA-1193/1296/1331: Upgraded all deprecated Photutils calls to accommodate Photutils 1.13.0 by @mdlpstsci in #1844
• HLA-1284/1287: Properly account for illuminated and non-illuminated pixels by @mdlpstsci in #1894
• HLA-1350/1240: Update background determination algorithm used for producing output source catalogs by @mdlpstsci in #1904
• HLA-998: Proper handling of files which have SCI extensions completely zero in RAW by @s-goldman in #1902
• HLA-1369: No viable data code 0 changed to code 65 by @s-goldman in #1907
• Ignore nans in staticmask call to stsci.imagestats by @s-goldman in #1909
• HLA-1362: Modified the minimum RMS computation used as a discriminant for choos… by @mdlpstsci in #1908