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Author: scottprahl

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-3.0.6 (xx/xx/2026)
+3.0.6 (02/07/2026)
 -------------------
-*   put info from requirements files into pyproject.toml
-*   fix testing badge
-*   update 11_performance.ipynb to work with jupyterlite
-*   do not install numba when using jupyterlite
-*   clean up docs/conf.py
-*   move jupyter_lite_config.json out of root repo level
-*   modernize .readthedocs.yaml
+*   add near-field E and H field APIs, fix boundary continuity/medium handling, and expand validation tests
+*   add field calculation utilities, field module cleanup/help text improvements, and precomputed E/H reference data (via scattnlay)
+*   improve performance: ~20% speedups in Mie backends and faster near-field calculations; add speed benchmarks
+*   documentation updates: new/updated notebooks (boundary conditions, 2D fields, performance), clarified conventions
+*   refresh docs/README visuals and assets; add custom CSS for docs images
+*   jupyterlite/RTD updates: config moves, build modernizations, and avoid numba install in JupyterLite
+*   packaging/CI: pyproject and requirements cleanup, improved PyPI workflow, updated citation automation/config
+*   misc cleanups: remove unused files/images, minor typos, Makefile and docs config tidy-ups, CITATION.cff refresh
 
 3.0.5 (1/2/2026)
 -------------------

docs/15_2D_fields.ipynb

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     "    await piplite.install(\"miepython\", deps=False)\n",
     "    os.environ[\"MIEPYTHON_USE_JIT\"] = \"0\"  # jupyterlite cannot use numba\n",
     "\n",
-    "import miepython as mie\n",
     "from miepython.field import eh_near_cartesian\n",
     "\n",
     "GITHUB_DATA_BASE = \"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scottprahl/miepython/main/docs/data\""

miepython/__init__.py

@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@
     "_D_downwards",
 )
 
-__version__ = "3.0.5"
+__version__ = "3.1.0"
 __author__ = "Scott Prahl"
 __email__ = "scott.prahl@oit.edu"
-__copyright__ = "2017-26, Scott Prahl"
+__copyright__ = "2017-2026, Scott Prahl"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/scottprahl/miepython.git"

release.txt

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ Releasing a new version
 # update the version in miepython/__init__.py
   git commit miepython/__init__.py -m 'update version'
   git push
-  
-# fix version in both __init__.py
 
 # update CHANGELOG.rst
   git shortlog 3.0.0..HEAD