Updated version numbers and changelog for v1.8.

Author: ThomasAkam

Diff for: ChangeLog.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-Version 1.8 release candidate 1 2022-10-07
+Version 1.8 2022-11-08
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 GUI:
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ GUI:
 - Required device driver files are now automatically transferred to the pyboard
   when a task or hardware definition is uploaded.
 
+- Hardware definition files are now stored in a hardware_definitions folder
+  not the generic config folder.
+
+- pyboards can how be hidden so they do not show up in board select GUI menus 
+  by naming them _hidden_ in the setups tab.
+
 - Various small improvements and bug fixes.
 
 Framework:
@@ -30,10 +36,14 @@ Framework:
 
 - Added uRFID device class for controlling Priority 1 Designs RFID module.
 
+- Added print_variables function for printing variable values to the data
+  log as a json formatted string.
+
 Data import:
 
-- Added session_dataframe function for generating a pandas dataframe from 
-  a pyControl data file.
+- Added session_dataframe() function for generating a pandas dataframe from 
+  a pyControl data file and experiment_dataframe() for generating a pandas
+  dataframe from an experiment data folder.
 
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 Version 1.7.2 2022-06-30

Diff for: gui/settings.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import json
 
-VERSION = "1.8rc1"
+VERSION = "1.8"
 
 top_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))  # Top level pyControl folder.
 dirs = {

Diff for: pyControl/framework.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from . import state_machine as sm
 from . import hardware as hw
 
-VERSION = '1.8rc1'
+VERSION = '1.8'
 
 class pyControlError(BaseException): # Exception for pyControl errors.
     pass

Diff for: readme.txt

@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ For more information please see the Docs: http://pycontrol.readthedocs.io/
 
 Repository contents:
 
-gui              : Graphical user interface
-com              : Serial communication and data logging
-config           : Configuration files edited by user
-data             : Behavioural data.
-experiments      : Experiment definition files.
-devices          : pyControl hardware classes (uploaded to pyboard).
-pyControl        : pyControl framework        (uploaded to pyboard).
-tasks            : Task definition files
-tools            : Tools for importing and visualising pycontrol data
-pyControl_GUI.py : Python script to launch the GUI.
+gui                 : Graphical user interface
+com                 : Serial communication and data logging
+config              : Configuration files
+data                : Behavioural data
+experiments         : Experiment definition files
+devices             : Hardware device classes
+pyControl           : pyControl framework
+tasks               : User task definition files
+hardware_defintions : User hardware definition files
+tools               : Tools for importing and visualising pycontrol data
+pyControl_GUI.py    : Python script to launch the GUI
 
-Version: v1.8rc1
+Version: v1.8
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