NexusLIMS 2.5.1

Welcome to version 2.5.1 of NexusLIMS!

Highlights

This is a patch release focused on dependency compatibility and installation improvements. The most notable fix allows NexusLIMS to install cleanly on ARM-based devices (such as a Raspberry Pi) without requiring manual compilation of native libraries. Several key dependencies have also been updated to their latest major versions.

As always, if you are looking for assistance with configuration or deployment of NexusLIMS, please contact Datasophos to discuss your needs!

Bug Fixes

Fix lxml dependency constraint blocking Raspberry Pi installs (#85)

• Fixed issue where NexusLIMS could not install easily on a Raspberry Pi device
  without significant compilation effort due to an outdated pinned dependency on lxml.

Internal / Miscellaneous

• Updated dependencies: bumped lxml to v6, requests to v2.32+, python-dotenv to v1,
  textual to v8, Sphinx to v9, and ruff to v0.9; removed deprecated requests-ntlm
  and defusedxml dependencies. (#85)

Installation

# to upgrade an existing installation
uv tool upgrade nexuslims

# or
pip install -U nexuslims

# for a new installation:
uv tool install nexuslims==2.5.1

# or
pip install nexuslims==2.5.1

# or, if installed from source:
git fetch
git checkout v2.5.1
uv sync

Full Changelog

v2.5.0...v2.5.1