0.8.0

• Changes in API:
  • GeantID class renamed to Geant3ID.
• Data CSV files:
  • Version 3 (and 2) of package data files,
    which contain new entries and fixes for certain information in 2008 PDG extended data file.
  • File data/pdgid_to_geantid.csv renamed to data/pdgid_to_geant3id.csv.
  • 2016 and 2017 PDG data files mass_width_2016.mcd and mass_width_2017.mcd removed.
• Tests:
  • Tests for converters submodule added.
  • Tests for Geant3ID extended.
• Miscellaneous:
  • Package files formatted with Black package.

0.7.1

• Particle class:
  • Isospin property returns a float.
  • New property is_unflavoured_meson.
  • More tests for P and C quantum numbers.
• PDGID class:
  • Non-robust P and C properties removed.
• Data CSV files:
  • Versioning introduced, see comment on first line of files.
  • File data/pdgid_to_evtgenname.csv extended with extra information.
  • More documentation.
• MC particle identification code converters:
  • Core BiMap class simplified.

0.7.0

• Enhancements to Particle class:
  • Dummy/unknown particle width and lifetime errors stored as None.
  • More particle name and PDGID literals for b-baryons.
  • Fix for the D(s2)*(2573) LaTeX name.
  • InvalidParticle made available at top-level import.
• Changes in API:
  • Particle.from_dec...() renamed to Particle.from_evtgen_name(...).
• MC particle identification code converters:
  • Introduced directional maps PDG2EvtGenNameMap and EvtGen2PDGNameMap between PDG and EvtGen names.
  • Conversions master file data/conversions.csv added.
  • Content of converters CSV files are now ordered.
• Documentation:
  • README updated with new package functionality.
• Support for Python 3.4 removed and support for Python 3.8 added.

0.6.2

• Fix for inconsistent PDG ID and name of Upsilon_2(1D).
• Several fixes for renames of particle names by the PDG.

0.6.1

• Enhancement to Particle.dump_table().
• Added tests for Pythia and Geant identification code converters.
• Particle table CSV file updated for PDG change of 3 particle names.

0.6.0

• Introduction of classes for MC particle identification codes:
  • PythiaID class.
  • GeantID class.
• Introduction of MC particle identification code converters:
  • Generic BiMap bi-bidirectional map class.
  • Pythia2PDGIDBiMap bi-directional map between PDG and Pythia IDs.
  • Geant2PDGIDBiMap bi-directional map between PDG and Geant IDs.
  • EvtGenName2PDGIDBiMap bi-directional map between PDG IDs and EvtGen names.
• New data files:
  • File data/pdgid_to_pythiaid.csv for PDGID-PythiaID conversions.
  • File data/pdgid_to_geantid.csv for PDGID-GeantID conversions.
  • File data/pdgid_to_evtgenname.csv for PDG ID - EvtGen name conversions.

0.5.2

• Better handling of LaTeX to HTML conversions of particle names.
• Added the tabulate package dependency to the zipapp.

0.5.1

• Added Particle.dump_table(...) method.
• Added tests for default/dummy particle (PDG ID = mass = 0).
• Demo notebook updated.
• Doctests introduced in the CI.
• Dependency on package six removed.

0.5.0

• Added the 2019 PDG data table, now default.
  • Some poorly established particles not in the current PDG data files
    were previously erroneously made available. They have now been removed.
• Changes in API:
  • Particle.table() renamed to Particle.all().
• Enhancements to Particle class:
  • Numerous LaTeX particle names updated.
  • Correctly deal with experimental width upper limits.
  • Better display of lifetimes and widths.
  • More tests.
• Demo notebook added, with a launcher for Binder in the README.
• Extra tests for particle searches.

0.4.4

• Setup improvements.
• zipapp CI added.
• Particle search methods made robust against exceptions.