Version 1.0.0

Major Release - Breaking Changes

• Python 3.10+ Required: Dropped support for Python 3.6-3.9
• Modern Packaging: Migrated from setup.py to pyproject.toml
• Updated Dependencies: All packages updated for modern Python ecosystem

New Features:

• Robust dataset fetching with retry mechanism and exponential backoff
• HTTP 429 (rate limiting) and timeout error handling
• Optional dependencies: pip install "wefe[dev]" and "wefe[pytorch]"
• Dynamic version loading from wefe.__version__

Core Improvements:

• WordEmbeddingModel: Enhanced type safety, better gensim compatibility, improved error handling
• BaseMetric: Refactored input validation, standardized run_query methods across all metrics
• Testing: Converted to pytest patterns with monkeypatch, comprehensive test coverage
• Code Quality: Migration from flake8 to Ruff, enhanced documentation with detailed docstrings

Development Workflow:

• GitHub Actions upgraded with Python 3.10-3.13 matrix testing
• Pre-commit hooks enhanced with JSON/TOML validation and security checks
• Modernized Sphinx documentation configuration
• Updated benchmark documentation and metrics comparison tables

What's Changed

• Benchmark and Changes by @pbadillatorrealba in #42
• Update changelog in readme by @pbadillatorrealba in #48
• Bump ipython from 7.34.0 to 8.10.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #47
• Bump torch from 1.12.1 to 1.13.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #46
• Fix/benchmark doc by @pbadillatorrealba in #49
• Bump urllib3 from 1.26.15 to 1.26.18 by @dependabot[bot] in #51
• chore: Update requirements and documentation by @pbadillatorrealba in #59
• chore: Update CI, pre-commit, ruff rules and fix several lint problems by @pbadillatorrealba in #61
• feature: Update WordEmbeddingModel class by @pbadillatorrealba in #62
• feature: Update BaseMetric class by @pbadillatorrealba in #63
• Fix WEAT words by @kato8966 in #53
• feature: Add dataset fetch retry and update tests with new word sets references by @pbadillatorrealba in #64
• feat: Update project build and configuration by @pbadillatorrealba in #65

New Contributors

• @dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in #47
• @kato8966 made their first contribution in #53

Full Changelog: 0.4.1...1.0.0