v0.1.7: Test Suite, Code Quality, and Shared Axes Bugfix

Release v0.1.7

Major Infrastructure Improvements

• Added comprehensive test suite using pytest
  • Test coverage for all core functionality
  • Tests for example figures
  • Integration with GitHub Actions for automated testing
• Implemented automated code quality checks
  • Added Black code formatting
  • Added Flake8 linting
  • Set up pre-commit hooks for consistent code style
• Added CI/CD pipeline via GitHub Actions
  • Automated testing across Python versions 3.8-3.13
  • Automated linting and formatting checks
  • Test coverage reporting

Bug Fixes

• Fixed critical bug in place_axes_on_grid where get_xtick was incorrectly used instead of get_xticklabels()
• Corrected tick label visibility handling for shared axes configurations

Documentation & Code Quality

• Added clarifying comments in source code explaining tick label visibility logic
• Enhanced README with development and testing instructions
• Updated .gitignore with comprehensive Python patterns
• Improved code organization and readability through consistent formatting

Technical Details

The main fix addresses a typo in the shared axes implementation that was causing an AttributeError. The fix ensures:

• For shared x-axes, only bottom subplot shows tick labels
• For shared y-axes, only leftmost subplot shows tick labels
• Other subplots maintain ticks but hide labels for clean visualization

Breaking Changes

None - this is intended to be a backward-compatible release

Development Workflow

The package now includes a complete development environment setup:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

This installs all testing and development dependencies.