seaborn v0.11.0.rc0 Release Notes
Release Date: 2020-09-02 // over 3 years ago-
๐ This is the first release candidate for v0.11.0, a major release with several important new features and changes to the library.
Highlights of the new version include:
- A modernization of the distributions module, with the introduction of
displot
,histplot
, andecdfplot
, a complete rewrite ofkdeplot
, and substantial enhancements tojointplot
andpairplot
- Centralized input data processing allowing for both standardization and increased flexibility of long- and wide-form variable specification
- ๐จ Substantial internal refactoring to support the new distributions functions and planned improvements in other modules
- โ Warning-based enforcement of keyword-only parameters in most functions
- ๐ New perceptually uniform colormaps and better tools for creating custom numeric color palettes
- ๐ Improvements to the narrative documentation, including user guide chapters on function types and data structures, along with better cross-linking within the seaborn docs and between the seaborn and matplotlib docs
- ๐ Numerous other targeted enhancements and bug fixes
๐ Please test the release by installing from here or with
python -m pip install --upgrade --pre seaborn
- A modernization of the distributions module, with the introduction of