[pydstool-users] New version of PyDSTool released

[Rob C. <rob...@gm...>]

Dear User list,

I have recently pushed the most up-to-date SVN version of PyDSTool to
the general release v0.88. It is primarily a bug fix and
python/library version compatibility release in the run-up to some
major changes in PyDSTool version 0.90. So there are few major new
features, but many Toolbox improvements. Here are some details:

* New numeric_to_traj and pointset_to_traj utility functions
* Major improvements to intelligent expr2func (symbolic -> python
function conversion)
* Cleanup of global imports, especially: entire numpy.random and
linalg namespaces no longer imported by default
* Added support for 'min' and 'max' keywords in functional
specifications (for ODE right-hand sides, for instance)

* Optimization tools from third-party genericOpt included - improved
parameter estimation examples
* Numerical phase-response calculations now possible in PRC toolbox
* Fully-fledged DSSRT toolbox (see wiki page)
* New tests/demonstrations in PyDSTool/tests
* Improved compatibility with cross-platform use and with recent
python versions and associated libraries
* Added many minor features (see timeline on Trac
http://jay.cam.cornell.edu/pydstool/timeline)
* Fixed many minor bugs (see timeline on Trac
http://jay.cam.cornell.edu/pydstool/timeline)

Please let me know if you find any bugs or unexpected quirks. We are
still working on a one-stop installer and a better method for
compiling C- and Fortran-based RHS functions for version 0.90, but
this is requiring a major refactoring.

Happy Holidays,
Rob

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