release v1.5.0

[jGaboardi]

• Abandoning the v1.4.3 and v1.4.4 releases in favor of a v1.5.0 release

To Do

wrap-up the following items

• Refactor tests [MAINT] re-evaluate testing structure #438

  • issue 1 ([MAINT] DRYing off unittests #439)
  • issue 2 ([TST] Updating tests and testing structure #443)

• Caveats Notebook [ENH] caveats notebook #426

  • build notebook
  • rebuild docs

• g,f function correct? analysis.ffunction() may not be correct #225

  • combine internal gfunction() and ffunction()
  • update doctring

• Improved explanations/documentation

  • update doctrings / better explanations of Network-K function.
  • add formulation into network.NetworkK()
  • beef up notebook
    • add interpretations to Spatial network analysis
    • visualize points and network
    • regular lattice example and empirical example

• Logo work logo update, rearrange #448

  • update logo on the docs site
  • NumFocus logo?

• Vertex coordinate precision relaxation

  • this is tied in with [WIP][ENH] New notebook for caveats #445

• Spanning Trees [ENH] Functionality for spanning trees #449, [ENH][WIP] Min/Max Spanning Trees functionality #459

  • MST functionality
  • MST references
  • MST notebook
  • MST tests
  • add MST to API docs
  • swap out README plot? — pruned out streets data: 800x400?

• GitHub Actions

  • Migrate to GitHub Actions and drop Travis/Appveyor Customizing/improving GitHub Actions #452 [TST] GitHub Actions only; Migrate away from Travis/Appveyor #453

• Network spatial weights notebook Adding network arc spatial weights notebook #457

  • short demo — streets: "advanced" functionality?

• Review/Confirm or Refactor NetworkK Network K Functionality #101

  • All's well here. See DOC: correct comments for K-function related code #465

• update docs as needed

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release v1.5.0.rc0--x

• version bump
• change log
• GitHub release
• PyPI release
• conda-forge release

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• auto release GHA GHA for release and publish #487
  • see:
    • Add GHA for package upload submodule_template#29
    • gh release action oturns/geosnap#221

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release v1.5.0

• version bump
• update CHANGELOG.md
• GitHub release
• PyPI release
• conda-forge release

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announce v1.5.0

• announce on pysal/pysal.github.io
• announce on Twitter/LinkedIn/etc.