xrayutilities 1.7.6

Version 1.7.6 contains several bug fixes and other changes and improvements listed in detail below.

In order to obtain the new version, go to SourceForge [1] or use PyPI [2]. Wheel packages for Windows, macOS and Linux are found on PyPI for 64-bit Python in versions 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11. There is also a conda-forge package [3] which should make installing for Conda users more straightforward.
If you encounter problems, please report them on GitHub or on the mailinglist [4].

[1] https://sourceforge.net/projects/xrayutilities
[2] https://pypi.python.org/pypi/xrayutilities
[3] https://github.com/conda-forge/xrayutilities-feedstock
[4] https://sourceforge.net/p/xrayutilities/mailman/xrayutilities-users/

What's Changed

• update AlAs lattice parameter and Cij by @VeryBitter in #165
• fix numpy 1.25 deprecation warnings by @dkriegner in #168
• New example for fitting MBE grown heterostructure by @VeryBitter in #166
• enable naming of simulation materials by @dkriegner in #169
• catch KeyError in header parsing of RASFile by @dkriegner in #172
• fix linter error in CIF parser by @dkriegner in #173

New Contributors

• @VeryBitter made their first contribution in #165

Full Changelog: v1.7.5...v1.7.6