QCoDeS 0.38.0

QCoDeS 0.38.0 (2023-04-25)

Breaking Changes:

• The modules qcodes_loop.data, qcodes_loop.plots, qcodes_loop.actions, qcodes_loop.loops,
  qcodes_loop.measure, qcodes_loop.extensions.slack and qcodes_loop.utils.magic,
  qcodes_loop.utils.qt_helpers have been split out into a separate package qcodes_loop.
  The respective modules in QCoDeS do still exist as deprecated aliases to the new modules in qcodes_loop
  but will be removed in a future release. To use the aliases QCoDeS must be installed with the loop extra e.g.
  you should install pip install qcodes[loop]. If you make use of these modules we recommend updating imports
  to use qcodes_loop as soon as possible. See the readme <https://github.com/qcodes/qcodes_loop>_ of
  qcodes_loop for more information.

  The functions qcodes.utils.helpers.tprint qcodes.utils.helpers.wait_secs and
  qcodes.utils.helpers.foreground_qt_window have been removed.
  These helper functions are only used in qcodes_loop and were moved there. (#4971)

• The default configuration of QCoDeS dataset GUID_components.GUID_type has changed from explicit_sample to random_sample.
  This means that QCoDeS GUIDs will no longer start with aaaaaaaa but with a random string. This significantly reduces the risk
  of duplicate GUIDs.
  This also means that that the ability to set a sample_id as part of the dataset GUID is disabled by default. With
  the default config its therefor an error to set GUID_components.sample to anything but the default value. The original
  behavior can be restored by setting GUID_components.GUID_type to explicit_sample in the config file but is not recommended.
  Users should make use of the sample_name attached to an experiment as an alternative. Note that if you have already created
  a local config you will need to update this for the changes to take effect. (#5031)

Improved:

• The helper functions guids_from_dbs, guids_from_dir, and guids_from_list_str have been added
  to the documented dataset api at qcodes.dataset. (#4989)

Improved Drivers:

• Fixed a bug in version parsing for Keysight 344XXA and Keysight E4980A which
  would result in incompatibility with packaging>21 under certain circumstances. (#5007)
• Fixed a bug in interlock status querying for Keithley 3706A. Originally, not all
  potential responses from the system were accounted for when querying for interlock
  status. A dictionary is used to map the response from the system to a string describing
  the interlock status. When the system returns a response that was not accounted for, this
  resulted in a KeyError being raised. Now, this dictionary accounts for all potential responses
  from the system. (#5013)
• Added support for AimTTi QL355TP power supply.
  Moved _numOutputChannels lookup table to the class body. (#5021)
• Increased range on setpoint property of Lakeshore Model 335,336,372 to support degree Celsius (#5043)
• Fix auto_sweep in Keysight PNA N52xx driver
  Fix units of polar sweeps in Keysight PNA N52xx driver (#5090)

New:

• The QCoDeS Station Instrument and InstrumentModule classes gained a method get_component
  which allows the user to get a component by name. Allowing the user to go from
  the full name of a component to the component itself. (#5028)

New Drivers:

• Add driver for Lakeshore Model 335 (#5043)