Changelog for QCoDeS 0.26.0

The May 2021 release of QCoDeS.

New:

  • DelegateInstrument and InstrumentGroup drivers (#2928, #3031)

  • Introducing merge_yaml function in Station and allow Station to load multiple config yaml files (#2936)

  • Keysight VNA P9374A driver (#3034)

Improved:

  • Ensure that plot dataset uses axis in the expected order (#3017)

  • Make doNd reset original post_delay values + fix to keyboard interrupt (#2996)

  • [Bug fix] Return parameter data with same type as before applying scale or offset (#2980)

  • Improved plotting of pre-shaped 2d data (#3024)

  • replace the use of Dict with Mapping for input args within instrument module (#3040)

  • Convert input arguments to Mapping in dataset module (#3051)

  • use nan + i*nan as placeholder for complex numbers (#3049)

  • Add information about name keyword argument of Measurement module in relevant docs (#3052)

Improved drivers:

  • Make wait times in blocking AMI430 field ramps adjustable (#3032)

  • Keithley 2600: 4 probe current sweep support (#3023)

Under the hood:

  • Add darker to precommit hooks (#2979)

  • tests: cleanup warning handling (#2834)

  • Fix NumpyJSONEncoder docstring (#2994)

  • remove scientific deps job (#3014)

  • upgrade precommit hooks to latest version (#3037)