SpiceyPy 6.0.3

[6.0.3] - 2025-07-17

Backport fix for spice cell functions

Added

• Add assertions that passed-in SpiceCell is correct type for bltfrm(), ckcov(), ckobj(), kplfrm(), spkobj()

Fixed

• Corrected bug where bool was used instead of is Null for specifying return SpiceCell in bltfrm(), ckcov(), ckobj(), kplfrm(), spkobj()
• fixed sdist publishing issue in ci publish workflow

SpiceyPy 6.0.2

[6.0.2] - 2025-07-12

Backport fix to avoid numpy version change before v7.0.0 release

Changed

• changed numpy version pin to be 'numpy>=1.23.5'

SpiceyPy 6.0.1

[6.0.1] - 2025-06-24

Backport release of various small fixes and typo corrections

Added

• python 3.13 builds
• missing exceptions from cspice #494
• new required readings docs #489

Removed

• cirrus ci was removed
• gitter chat info

Changed

• Added units to many parameter descriptions in function docstrings to address #350
• updated various aspects of ci builds
• copyright date ranges updated to 2025
• moved naif doc urls to versioned

Fixed

• various readthedocs and docs issues
• cylsph was fixed as it was calling the wrong cspice function #496
• various typos

SpiceyPy 6.0.0

[6.0.0] - 2023-08-31

Fixed several major typos and fortran array ordering issues in tkfram, zzdynrot as well as failing tests on arm64 macos.

Added

• SpiceNOTENOUGHDATA2 exception #466
• Context manager for SPICE kernels #458
• CITATION.cff file
• DeprecationWarning for zzdynrot

Changed

• tkfram_c now used in tkfram wrapper function
• updated setup.cfg
• type hints for sincpt to be more correct

Deprecated

• python 3.6
• python 3.7

Removed

• codecov as a dependency in dev

Fixed

• fixed zzdynrot and tkfram return matrix element ordering
• typo in exceptions.rst #459
• fixed test test_sphlat
• fixed sphlat to use correct libspice function call
• fixed tests for dskx02, dskxsi, gfsntc for arm64 macos floating point issues #470
• fixed typo in test_oscelt and test_oscltx

SpiceyPy 5.1.2

[5.1.2] - 2022-10-14

fix for exception error message toolkit version

Fixed

• exceptions now use dynamic lookup of toolkit version for error messages

SpiceyPy 5.1.1

[5.1.1] - 2022-07-30

fixes macOS arm64 cross compile

Fixed

• updated get_spice.py to allow for arch override for macos arm64

SpiceyPy 5.1.0

[5.1.0] - 2022-07-09

adds wrappers for the majority of new function in n67

Added

• azlcpo
• azlrec
• chbigr
• chbint
• chbval
• ckfrot
• ckfxfm
• ckgr02
• ckgr03
• ckmeta
• cknr02
• cknr03
• dafhsf
• dasadc
• dasadd
• dasadi
• dashfs
• daslla
• dasllc
• dasonw
• dasops
• dasrdd
• dasrdi
• dasudd
• dasudi
• daswbr
• dazldr
• dlabns
• dlaens
• dlaopn
• dnearp
• drdazl
• ednmpt
• edpnt
• evsgp4
• getfvn
• hrmesp
• invstm
• lgresp
• lgrint
• qderiv
• recazl
• stlabx
• tagnpt
• tkfram
• tparch
• trgsep
• twovxf
• vprojg

Fixed

• fixed docstring for frinfo
• fixed freebsd support in getspice

SpiceyPy 5.0.1

[5.0.1] - 2022-03-23

minor update to make ld_library_path update safer

Fixed

• override of ld_library_path is now temporary

Changed

• updated copyrights for 2022

SpiceyPy 5.0.0

[5.0.0] - 2022-02-17

Changed

• switched to N67 CSPICE, no new wrapper functions yet

Removed

• deprecation warnings for params of mtxmg, mtxvg, mxm, mxmg, mxmt, mxmtg, mxvg, vtmvg, xposeg, unormg, vaddg, vdistg, vdotg, vequg, vhatg, vminug, vnromg, vrelg, vsclg, vsepg, vsubg, vzerog
• ncol/nrow params for: mtxmg, mtxvg, mxm, mxmg, mxmt, mxmtg, mxvg, vtmvg, xposeg
• ndim param for: unormg, vaddg, vdistg, vdotg, vequg, vhatg, vminug, vnromg, vrelg, vsclg, vsepg, vsubg, vzerog

SpiceyPy 4.0.3

[4.0.3] - 2021-11-14

Added

• changelog now rendered in docs
• runtime override of cspice via env var or ld_library_path
• pyproject.toml and setup.cfg
• CSPICE N66 patches from NAIF/conda-forge feedstock
• builds for aarch64 and macos arm64

Changed

• switched to src layout
• switched "cspice.dll/.so" to "libcspice.dll/so"
• updated get_spice.py to build cspice from source
• moved most metadata to setup.cfg
• updated ci workflows to build wheels for major platforms using cibuildwheels
• updated install commands in docs to use pip instead of setup.py