Update schedule of venv and conda versions are out of sync

[nesfyl]

I have been using SpineToolbox for some time to run FlexTool models. I have used the original, conda-based method on FlexTool's site, and even though there have been glitches, the update process has been smooth.

I recently installed another instance on a different PC (both run Windows) to log in remotely and run longer simulations unattended. I used the -venv method, only to find that the version installed is not as recent as the one I have on my main PC. Here is a screenshot of the differences:

This is important because the database I use cannot be read in the 'new' installation, it says that the db I'm trying to open is a newer version than the installed version of SpineToolbox can support. Running the updater does not do anything to bring it on par.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Bestor

[ptsavol]

Looks like your Main PC installation uses the development code directly from GitHub and the New installation uses spinetoolbox-0.9.3 release installed from PyPi. The release versions are always behind the development versions and it seems that you have made a database using the development version of spinedb-api that is not supported in the release version yet. So, your options are:

1. Install Spine Toolbox from GitHub source files to your new PC
2. Wait until there's a new toolbox release in PyPi and do pip install spinetoolbox --upgrade

btw, thanks for using the Help->About... window to report the versions.

[nesfyl]

Great, thanks for the very swift response. Is there a way to 'downgrade' my current db to move both installations to the stable channel?

[ptsavol]

There's always a way but I'm not sure if it's worth the hassle. @soininen when can we expect a new release?

[soininen]

We did not release a version in March so I guess I should push one out soon. Maybe in the coming few days if nothing serious comes up.

[ptsavol]

@nesfyl There's a new Spine Toolbox release available in PyPi. Your database should be compatible after you do pip install spinetoolbox --upgrade for your new installation.