release condition: (Pandas 0.18.0, scikit-learn 0.17.1, Spyder 3.0.0beta3), (release estimate: RC april 8th 2016, final April 17th = RC without change)

Features:

• Highlight:
  • user facing: Pandas 0.18, scikit-learn 0.17.1, Spyder 3.0.0beta 3
  • computation: pymc3, Lasagne, scikit-neuralnetwork
  • infrastructure: a bridge to .NET, 'Notebook' directories can be set in users directories instead of WinPython directory:
    • use script\make_working_directory_be_not_winpython.bat to go to this 'student' mode,
    • use script\make_working_directory_be_winpython.bat to go back to usual mode.
• New packages:
  • wordcloud, mpmath, docrepr, pythonnet
• Upgrades:
  • sympy 1.0, scikit-image 0.12, Theano 0.8.1
  • numba 0.25.0 for WinPython 3.5 and 3.4, cython 0.24
• Infrastructure:
  • WinPython Interpreter is now based on ptpython
  • simpler icon scripting technic,
  • WPPM supports new wheel format from cgohlke.
• Cleanups:
  • remove NSIS icon scripting complexity
  • simplify WinPython building
• Removals:
• Specific Notes:
  • WinPython Zero now ships with Pythonnet and ptpython
  • WinPython 3.4 is now shipping numba 0.25.0, so Windows 7/8 users wanting to use it may have to install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015
  • special thanks to active users who contributed to these release via remarks, gap/fit reports, bug reports, proposals and pull requests. WinPython cannot improve without your involvement.
  • special thanks to Christoph Gohlke, Carl Kleffner, Olivier Grisel, Phil Thompson and Tony Roberts (and many more) who are providing the invisible base work that no one else will do to bring Python 3 to pure Awesomness on Windows too. 2016 may be the year of the Python on all PCs.