pysal/libpysal: v4.15.0

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What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• fix: ensure sparse representation for kernels with precomputed dense distance matrices by @sjsrey in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/830
• FIX: Fix index space mismatch in coplanar clique by @FirePheonix in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/904
• BUG: fix situations where linear geometries disappear in voronoi_frames by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/915

Enhancements

• ENH: add tricube kernel implementation by @FirePheonix in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/825
• Added from_networkx() to Graph constructors by @Ramji-Purwar in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/846
• Sparse kernel weights by @pastephens in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/911
• ENH: add Graph.from_lattice by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/912
• ENH: Add adaptive bandwidth support to Graph.build_kernel by @FirePheonix in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/905
• ENH: add kernel input validation by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/917

Maintenance

• COMPAT: pandas 3 compat in kernel by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/855
• drop Python 311 support - spec0 by @jGaboardi in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/892
• move to new docs/ dir structure by @jGaboardi in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/891
• TST: eliminate warning about unary_union by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/913

Other Changes

• DOC: correct User Guide link in documentation by @ShlokBagwe in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/832
• ENH: Allow custom distance threshold for kernel tapering by @Jiya873 in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/833
• Fix: Syntax Error and Formatting in benchmarks\bench_graph.py by @FirePheonix in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/840
• Add .gitignore entries for Sphinx build artifacts and generated API docs by @ShlokBagwe in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/842
• ruff format w_g_comparison.py by @FirePheonix in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/850
• Switch from pandana.Network to pandarm.Network in Graph.build_travel_cost by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/856
• Change return type from numpy.array to pandas.Series by @Ramji-Purwar in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/867
• trusted publishing to pypi via action – release_and_publish.yml by @jGaboardi in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/876
• Add Python 3.14 support to testing matrix by @jGaboardi in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/875
• ENH: Implement Graph.from_dense by @FirePheonix in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/837
• DOC: switch to sphinx-immaterial theme by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/882
• DOC: CI for documentation and version switching by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/883
• DOC: convert RST to MD by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/884
• DOC: link to source from pages by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/888
• add make_symmetric function to Graph by @ljwolf in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/887
• ENH: construction of distance-based weights directly from KDTree/BallTree by @FirePheonix in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/838
• Ref/docs by @sjsrey in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/885
• Add deprecation for KDtree and Arc_KDTree by @jGaboardi in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/881
• Fix reverse dependency check by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/894
• DOC: fold ReadMe to the docs by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/895
• DOC: resolve sphinx warnings by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/896
• DOC: fix table rendering by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/898
• Bump codecov/codecov-action from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/899
• cancel doc builds in progress by @jGaboardi in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/901
• source version info in docs from packaging by @jGaboardi in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/900
• DOC: update docs infra based on momepy lessons by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/902
• Bump mamba-org/setup-micromamba from 2 to 3 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/903
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci[bot] in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/906
• Bump actions/github-script from 8 to 9 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/908
• add pulp and a "plus" dep to pyproject.toml by @jGaboardi in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/910
• GHA: use dedicated environment for docs action by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/914
• Bump codecov/codecov-action from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/920
• update path for raster test data by @sjsrey in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/921
• DEP: pin Pulp to <4 by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/923
• GHA: fix reverse dependency testing by @martinfleis in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/922
• Bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/925

New Contributors

• @FirePheonix made their first contribution in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/825
• @ShlokBagwe made their first contribution in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/832
• @Ramji-Purwar made their first contribution in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/846
• @pastephens made their first contribution in https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/pull/911

Full Changelog: https://github.com/pysal/libpysal/compare/v4.14.1...v4.15.0