update README for release

Author: jdlph

README.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Path4GMNS has been published on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/path4gmns/0.9.8/
 $ pip install path4gmns
 ```
 
-v0.9.7 serves as a hotfix over v0.9.5 and v0.9.6 on emitting DTALite log and synthesizing zone and demand. Please **update to or install the latest version** and **discard all old versions**.
+v0.9.8 fixes issues regarding accessibility output and run_DTALite(). Please **update to or install the latest version** and **discard all old versions**.
 
 > [!WARNING]
 > Any versions prior to v0.9.4 will generate INCORRECT simulation results.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The Python modules are written in **Python 3.x**, which is the minimum requireme
 
 ## How to Cite
 
-Li, P. and Zhou, X. (2023, September 13). *Path4GMNS*. Retrieved from https://github.com/jdlph/Path4GMNS
+Li, P. and Zhou, X. (2023, December 17). *Path4GMNS*. Retrieved from https://github.com/jdlph/Path4GMNS
 
 ## Please Contribute
 

docs/source/updates.md

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 49. Calculate and print out the final UE convergency after the postprocessing (v0.9.6)
 50. Embed and support the latest [DTALite](https://github.com/asu-trans-ai-lab/DTALite) in addition to the existing [classic version](https://github.com/jdlph/DTALite) (v0.9.6)
 51. Complete update 47 introduced in v0.9.5 (v0.9.7)
-52. Support recurring calls of run_DTALite() (v0.9.8)
+52. Introduce unit testing (v0.9.8)
+53. Support recurring calls of run_DTALite() in terminal and fixes issues regarding accessibility output (v0.9.8)
 
 Detailed update information can be found in [Releases](https://github.com/jdlph/Path4GMNS/releases).

path4gmns/dtaapi.py

@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ def run_DTALite():
 
     Additional data set can be found at
     https://github.com/asu-trans-ai-lab/DTALite/tree/main/data.
+
+    Please run the script calling this API using system terminal rather than
+    Python console for proper logging.
     """
     _dtalitemm_engine = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(_dtalitemm_dll)
     print('\nDTALite run starts\n')

tutorial/tutorial.ipynb

@@ -686,6 +686,14 @@
     "pg.run_DTALite()"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "9ec4b7a1",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Please consider running the script calling this API using system terminal rather than the Python console for proper DTA logging."
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "attachments": {},
    "cell_type": "markdown",