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@jeremymanning jeremymanning released this 29 Jan 06:12
v0.8.2
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This is a minor release that fixes a critical import error in Google Colab and improves CI reliability.

Changes

Google Colab Compatibility Fix

  • Fixed ValueError/UnboundLocalError when importing hypertools in Google Colab
  • The issue occurred because jupyter notebook --version in Colab returns a path instead of a version number
  • Added robust version parsing with proper error handling for malformed output

Warning Suppression

  • Suppressed SyntaxWarning from hdbscan's unescaped LaTeX docstrings in Python 3.12+
  • The warning was harmless but cluttered import output

CI Improvements

  • Fixed Windows CI failures by using non-interactive matplotlib backend (MPLBACKEND=Agg)
  • This avoids Tcl/Tk dependency issues on headless CI environments

New Tests

  • Added tests/test_backend.py with regression tests for version parsing edge cases
  • Tests cover standard versions, pre-release versions, and Colab-specific path outputs

Bug Details

The original error when importing in Colab was:

ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '/usr/local/lib/python3'
UnboundLocalError: cannot access local variable 'working_backend' where it is not associated with a value

Platform Support

  • All 136 tests pass across Ubuntu, Windows, and macOS
  • Tested on Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12
  • Manually verified working in Google Colab

Credits

  • @jeremymanning - Issue report and testing
  • Claude Code (claude.ai/code) - Implementation and CI fixes

Fixes #268

Contributors

jeremymanning
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