[catsoop-users] CAT-SOOP v2019.9.1 ("Australian Mist") Released

[adam j hartz]

Hi Everyone,


I'm writing to announce that CAT-SOOP v2019.9.1 has been released and is
now available via PyPI (pip install --upgrade catsoop).  This was a big
release, and thanks go to everyone who contributed ideas, code, and bug
reports!


v2019.9 is the first major release under a new release schedule and
version numbering scheme based on MIT's semester schedule (20YY.9 for
September, and 20YY.2 for February).

By popular demand, this release (and the September release in every odd
year) will be a "Long-term Stable" (LTS) release.  While there will
still be a new catsoop version each semester, v2019.9 will continue to
be supported for two years.  During that time, v2019.9 will still
receive bugfixes, but there won't be any backwards-incompatible changes
unless a security issue forces my hand.

Also by popular demand (though arguably less important), this release is
the first to have a codename: "Australian Mist".


A full listing of the changes in this version is available at the
following URL, under the "2019.9.0" and "2019.9.1" headers:
    https://catsoop.org/cgit/catsoop.git/tree/CHANGELOG?h=v2019.9.1

There are a few changes that are particularly important because they
will break courses that had worked with the previous catsoop version.
As such, existing courses will need a few changes to work with the new
version:

  * The format of log files has changed.  This change will require
    either moving or deleting ~/.local/share/catsoop/_logs, or updating
    logs to the new format by running the scripts in
    catsoop/scripts/util/14_to_15 (after making a backup).

  * Question names (csq_name) can no longer begin with an underscore
    (_).

  * __MEDIA__ can no longer be used as a name for directories
    containing static files.  These directories should instead be
    called __STATIC__.

  * cs_print has been removed.  You should use print instead.

  * csq_multiplechoice_renderer and csq_multiplechoice_soln_mode
    variables for multieplchoice questions have been renamed to
    csq_renderer and csq_soln_mode, respectively.

  * cs_score_message has been removed as a special variable.  You
    should use csq_score_message instead.

  * loader.spoof_early_load has been renamed to
    loader.generate_context.  If you have scripts or pages that rely on
    that functionality, you will need to update them to use the new
    name.

  * The catsoop.util module has been renamed to catsoop.user.
    All references to that module (including references to csm_util)
    should be updated.

  * The catsoop.tools package has been renamed to catsoop.thirdparty.
    All references to that module (including references to csm_tools)
    should be updated.


If you have any questions about the changes, or if you need help with
the process of updating your catsoop install, please feel free to reach
out (either to the list or to me personally).


Sincerely,
-Adam
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