Release Notes

3.1.2

  • Improved pydvpy.read() performance.

3.1.1

@ notation in curve indexing fixed for mathematical operations.

3.1.0

getymin and getymax will now return a list of x, y pairs for the min/max value. If there is a domain specified, these functions will only return points in that domain.

3.0.7

  • Fixed a bug in PyDV internal when using min and max over a range.

3.0.6

  • Fixed functions that did not work with curve lists, which were: dupx, del, markerfacecolor, markeredgecolor, random, rev, sort, subsample, xindex, xminmax, yminmax, log{,x,10,10x}, makeintensive, makeextensive, max, smooth, disp{,x}, getdomain, getrange, stats, movefront

  • All curve list functions support gaps in the list of curves. For example, if there are curves A, B, and E, then function A:E will still work on A, B, and E.

3.0.5

  • log{, x, 10, 10x} commands update the legend

  • log{, x} and exp{, x} cancel each other in the legend

3.0.4

  • Changed “ultra” to “pydv” in error messages.

  • Changed “majorminor” to “both” in grid argument.

  • Force interp num to be integers.

3.0.3

Enhancements

  • Ability to read Sina curve sets.

  • Ability to specify which curves will appear in the legend.

3.0.2

Bug Fixes

  • Zoom settings from the User Interface are now persisted throughout the application.

Enhancements

  • Allow simple math operations on curves that have been read in but not yet plotted.

  • Enhanced the image command to allow the user to define the image resolution and transparency.

  • Added the menur command that works like the menu command with the addition of allowing start and stop indices.

  • Added the listr command that works like the list command with the addition of allowing start and stop indices.

  • Added the plotlayout command that allows the user to adjust the plot layout parameters.

3.0.1

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the @ symbol range bug

  • Fixed guilims command

Enhancements

  • Added labelcurve command that allows users to add curve letter to the legend label

  • Enhanced the divide, multiply, add, and subtract commands to support dividing by a real number

  • Suppressed user warnings

  • Added border command that turns plot border on or off

  • Updated the link in the About dialog popup

Changes for PyDV Developers

  • Moved repository to the LLNL Github organization

3.0

Python 3 port with bug fixes and a lot of minor code refactoring.

2.4.3

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the piece-wise constant integration bug

  • Fit command bug fixed

  • Added Doug Miller’s fix for retrieving a curve by label

Enhancements

  • Added the minorticks command. Minor ticks can now be made visible.

  • Added the xtickcolor command to change the color of major and minor ticks on the x~axis

  • Added the ytickcolor command to change the color of major and minor ticks on the y~axis

  • Updated the xticklength command to support minor ticks

  • Updated the xtickwidth command to support minor ticks

  • Updated the yticklength command to support minor ticks

  • Updated the ytickwidth command to support minor ticks

  • Added the gridcolor command

  • Added the gridstyle command

  • Added the gridwidth command

  • Added the random command

  • Added the rev command

  • Added the sort command

  • Added the alpha command

  • Added the gaussian command

2.4.2

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the FFT command to produce two curves for the complex and imaginary part like Ultra

  • Corrected the ‘off by one’ index error for curves named with the ‘@’ symbol

  • The xtick commands now display the correct help information

  • errorbar command works now

Enhancements

  • Implemented the convol, convolb, and convolc commands like their Ultra equivalent

  • Added the intensize and extensive commands

  • Added the correl command

  • Added the system command to allow passing commands to the operating system

  • Allow the user to optionally throw away zero and negative values when using the log commands

  • Updated the integrate command to use a new color for the new curve it produces

  • Added the getymax/getymin commands

  • Enhanced the convol commands to add the number of points to the label

2.4

Bug Fixes

  • Display updates correctly after running a batch file

  • Draw style command can now draw all of the step options (pre, post, mid)

  • Fixed the lableFileNames command from adding the filename more than once

  • For certain commands that create a new curve, ensured that all attributes were copied to the new curve

  • Fixed a bug in the integrate command that ignored the upper and lower limits

  • Fixed a bug in the subsample command. Also, enhanced it so the user needs to specify a curve(s)

Enhancements

  • Added the dupx command

  • Added the xindex command

  • Added the append~curves command

  • Added the average command

  • Added the max command

  • Added the min command

  • Added the get~attributes command

  • Added the stats command

  • Removed unused ‘Plot Name’ column in the Menu dialog

  • Piecewise constant plots are now supported

  • The font size and font color can be changed only for the legend

  • The getx and gety command now returns all the x~ and y~values for a given y~ or x~value respectively

  • The .pdvrc file supports more default values (fontsize, lnwidth)

  • Improved the syntax of the legend command

  • Added the bkgcolor command that allows the use to change the background color of the plot, window, or both

  • The menu and curve regex option is now done over the curve name and filename

  • Both the x- and y-column can be specified when reading in an ULTRA text file

2.3

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the getx and gety commands to work with horizontal/vertical lines.

  • Fixed the sign issue with subtracting curves.

Enhancements

  • Added window to display the contents of the list command. You can also delete curves from this window.

  • Allow figure size specification in create_plot.

  • Enhanced the list command to use a regex for filtering the list.

  • Display the menu command contents in a popup window. Can also plot and delete curves from the popup window.

  • Enhanced the read command to filter the curves as they are read in. Also, the user can specify the number of matched curves to read in.

  • Added the getlabel command that prints the given curve’s label.

  • Added the getnumpoints command that prints the given curve’s number of points.

  • Added the kill command that deletes specified entries from the menu.

2.2

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the interpolation function for two curves

  • Got alias command working again by adding back the removed import new line

Enhancements

  • Added convolvef math command that performs a convolution of two curves using the Fast Fourier transform method

  • Added Fast Fourier Transform math command

  • Added disp and dispx commands for displaying the curves y~ and x~values

  • Enhanced the read command to optionally use a regular expression to filter the curves that are read in

  • Created a method in the PyDV Python interface to filter curves using a regular expression

  • Added handlelength command to control the length of lines in the legend

  • Allow namewidth to be changed from the .pdvrc file

  • Added documentation for the .pdrc file format

2.1

Bug Fixes

  • Addition operator dropping down into the Python interpreter after execution

  • Error when reading ULTRA files with an extra data item

  • Geometry command not working

Enhancements

  • Changing plot properties from the GUI are now persistent

  • Added fontcolor command

  • Added guilims command

  • Added linemarker command

  • Added markeredgecolor command

  • Added markerfacecolor command

  • Added drawstyle command

Changes for PyDV Developers

  • Created compile and test scripts

  • Integrated compile and test scripts with Bamboo

2.0

Bug Fixes

  • Plot limits auto adjust fixed

  • Cleaned up a lot of typos and errors in the help documentation

Enhancements

  • Legend can be moved by clicking on it and dragging with the mouse

  • Added style command that allows user to change the style of the plot

  • Added showstyles command that lists all the available styles

  • Added sinhx math command

  • Added support for reading .csv files

  • Created a Python interface (pydvpy) for PyDV functionality

  • Turned Latex off by default

  • Changed backend to Qt4Agg

  • New ‘About’ dialogs with links to the PyDV confluence page, developer contact information and copyright details

Changes for PyDV Developers

  • Setup a documentation framework with SPHINX

  • Added an application icon