This branch contains everything from 3.7.1.1 including two PRs implementing fixes necessary for Numpy > 2.0. The commits included are:

• HLA-1322: Addressing Numpy 2.0 issues in Astrometric_utils.py ( 3d9da2f)
• Small update to buildmask for Numpy 2.0 ( c191741)

High-Level Summary

This release includes only changes for the determination of the S_REGION header keyword. The keyword is now determined using erosion, dilation, and the simplify-polyline package.

What's Changed

• Added changelog. (#1892)
• Inline comments added to cell_utils s_region code. (#1888)
• Small changes including the same number of iterations for erosion and dilation. (#1886)
• s_region fix using simplify-polyline. (#1884)

High-Level Summary

This release includes many improvements to the Point, and particularly, the Segmentation Hubble Advanced Products source catalogs. There were some improvements to the alignment algorithm, as well as general bug fixes. Note: this release must use a version of NumPy < 2.0, 1.5.0 < Photutils < 1.13.0, and Python < 3.13.

What's Changed

• [SCSB-170] pin Python<3.13 by @zacharyburnett in #1861
• HLA-1302: Avoid application of cosmic ray threshold for ACS/SBC and WFC3/IR by @mdlpstsci in #1859
• Fixed the computations associated with rejection of catalogs due to cosmic rays by @mdlpstsci in #1853
• Updated the call to SciPy hamming function in deconvolve_utils.py by @mdlpstsci in #1848
• Updated configuration files to use minobj=10 for fitgeom='rscale' by @s-goldman in #1823
• Changes to address proper marking of cosmic rays in drizzled products by @mdlpstsci in #1820
• HLA-1266: Updated pyproject.toml to force the use of numpy<2.0, and modified by @mdlpstsci in #1813
• HLA-1161: MagErrAp2 and other magnitude errors in HAP catalogs have incorrect negative values by @s-goldman in #1700
• HLA-1164: Disable code that changes HAP catalog flag values by @s-goldman in #1710
• HLA-1144: Runastrodriz: handle an empty list generated by do_verify_guiding by @s-goldman in #1736
• HLA_1187: Modified the value of "check_big_island_only" to be True by @mdlpstsci in #1730
• HLA-993: Adding skycell keyword to pipeline and SVM products by @s-goldman in #1729
• HLA-1220 Added Documentation Regarding SKYCELL Value by @s-goldman in #1760
• HLA-1195 Improved S_REGION Around Edges by @s-goldman in #1762
• HLA:1061 Re-enable final_fillval set to fill in values when WHT=0 by @s-goldman in #1767
• HLA-1222: Remove the restriction on the version of stsci.imagestats by @mdlpstsci in #1784
• HLA-1209 Bug fix that allows for user inputs in astrodrizzle with mdriztab=True by @s-goldman in #1774
• HLA-1243: final_bits value change in config json for single WFC3/IR SVM by @s-goldman in #1783
• HLA-1216 Remove tophat drizzle kernel and add warning for gaussian and lanczos3 by @s-goldman in #1786
• HLA-1191 GitHub Contributors Guide by @s-goldman in #1787
• HLA-1248: Bug fixes and enhancements for the segmentation catalog wrt the RickerWavelet kernel by @mdlpstsci in #1791
• HLA-1248: Series of bug fixes for the segmentation catalog by @mdlpstsci in #1793
• HLA-1138: Exclude single filter images in the generation of the total detection image by @mdlpstsci in #1797
• HLA-1257: Remove the use of a custom smoothing kernel for catalog generation by @mdlpstsci in #1805

What's Changed

• HLA-1302: Avoid application of cosmic ray threshold for ACS/SBC and WFC3/IR by @mdlpstsci in #1859

Full Changelog: 3.7.1rc7...3.7.1rc8

What's Changed

• Fixed the computations associated with rejection of catalogs due to cosmic rays by @mdlpstsci in #1853

What's Changed

• Updated the call to SciPy hamming function in deconvolve_utils.py by @mdlpstsci in #1848
• Upgrade Jenkins dev test to python 3.11, fix ci-watson upgrade failures by @s-goldman in #1840

Full Changelog: 3.7.1rc5...3.7.1rc6

What's Changed

Updated configuration files to use minobj=10 for fitgeom='rscale' by s-goldman in #1823

Changes to address proper marking of cosmic rays in drizzled products by mdlpstsci in #1820

Full Changelog: 3.7.1rc4...3.7.1rc5

What's Changed

• Newcandidate 371rc4 by @mdlpstsci in #1818
• This ticket references PR#1811 which streamlines some regression tests.

Full Changelog: 3.7.1rc3...3.7.1rc4

What's Changed

• Newcandidate 371rc3 - Addresses codecov issues done by JH in the JenkinsfileRT by @mdlpstsci in #1817

Full Changelog: 3.7.1rc2...3.7.1rc3

What's Changed

• Newcandidate Drizzlepac RC - 371rc2: Update done (by JH) to fix the JenkinsfileRT to enable the software to build. by @mdlpstsci in #1815

Full Changelog: 3.7.1rc1...3.7.1rc2