Python code cleanup in v29_cleanup

[drandyhaas]

I've been hard at work on a total cleanup of the python software, which you can find in the v29_cleanup branch.

There's a nice auto generated diagram of the new structure here in the new software/README.md

More detail soon on all the new features included in this branch. But it's so easy to add things now!

There's an XY plot, Reference waveforms, Low pass filter, FFT plot features (peak hold, labels, multi-channel), etc.

Some details in this log post on Hackaday...
https://hackaday.io/project/200773-haasoscope-pro/log/243701-new-features-and-v29cleanup-software

[BrewLama]

general question: I'm never quite sure when there's several branches and different states of development what should be grabbed as the "feature complete and I think it's stable but YMMV" type release.

I've found using tags as one way to indicate specific release(s) are the ones to use. Or keep a Stable and Dev branch where the tip is always something that we can expect to work (and would report a bug if something doesn't)? Or even just the hash helps in staying in sync while there's a lot going on? I'm only a light Git user so there's probably even better ways I don't know about.

Thanks

[drandyhaas]

I try to keep it to just two releases you have to pick between. The "main" branch will be the "stable" version that has been more thoroughly tested. Then there's a beta branch, which at the moment is "v29_cleanup", which is where newer features are being tried out, but it is still expected to work well and bug reports should be filed for anything found not to.

There's also a devel branch where I check things in as I work, which at the moment is "v30_test". You should not expect things to necessarily work there yet. I'll pull new things from there into a new beta branch, v30, as I have faith they are ready for others to use/test.

I will also look into the git releases idea, thanks.

[drandyhaas]

Yet more new features in v29_cleanup today, version 29.33:
https://hackaday.io/project/200773-haasoscope-pro/log/243805-more-new-software-features-since-version-2932

[drandyhaas]

Now using releases!
https://github.com/drandyhaas/HaasoscopePro/releases/tag/v30.02-beta.2