Merge pull request conda#139 from beeankha/23.5.0-blog-post

Conda + Conda-Build + Conda-Libmamba-Solver May 2023 Release Blog Post

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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import pathlib
 import re
 from typing import Sequence, Any, Iterator
 
-import ruamel_yaml as yaml
+import ruamel.yaml as yaml
 
 
 #: Directory where blog posts are located
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def get_file_data(files: Sequence[str]) -> Iterator[dict[str, Any]]:
             if len(parts) > 1:
                 yml_part = parts[1]
                 yml_part = yml_part.strip("\n")
-                yml_obj = yaml.load(yml_part, yaml.CLoader)
+                yml_obj = yaml.load(yml_part, yaml.Loader)
                 date = get_date_from_filename(file)
 
                 # We only want to have "image" present for the first listing

blog/2023-05-31-may-releases.md

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+---
+title: "May Releases for Conda, Conda-Build, and Conda-Libmamba-Solver"
+slug: "2023-05-31-may-2023-releases"
+description: |
+    Conda 23.5.0, conda-build 3.25.0, and conda-libmamba-solver 23.5.0 have been released! 🎉
+authors: [beeankha]
+tags: [announcement, conda, conda-build, conda-libmamba-solver]
+image: img/blog/2023-05-31-may-releases/tada.jpg
+
+---
+
+May releases are here! 🎊 Conda 23.5.0, conda-build 3.25.0, and conda-libmamba-solver 23.5.0 are now available on both main and conda-forge:
+
+## [Changes in Conda](https://github.com/conda/conda/releases/tag/23.5.0)
+
+To update conda, run:
+```bash
+conda install -n base conda=23.5.0
+```
+
+### ✨ What's New? ✨
+
+The long-awaited [`conda doctor` subcommand plugin](https://conda.org/blog/2023-05-11-conda-doctor/) has been implemented! The [related conda issue is over nine years old](https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/474) and has been a regularly requested feature. The `conda doctor` command enables conda users to detect any packages with files missing (i.e., corrupt packages) in their conda environment.
+
+<!-- truncate -->
+
+Additionally, the following features and changes can be found in conda 23.5.0:
+
+* `conda list --reverse` is a new option for the `conda list` command which returns a reversed list of installed packages.
+* Folks who have [signature verification](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/conda-signature-verification) enabled will get warnings instead of an `info`-level message about misconfiguration.
+* More functional tests have been added around conda's content trust code.
+* For our build system, we switched from `setup.py` to `pyproject.toml` and use [Hatchling](https://pypi.org/project/hatchling/).
+* [Which Python modules get imported during `conda activate` calls are now optimized for speed.](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12550)
+* The `conda_cli` pytest fixture has been added in order to replace `conda.testing.helpers.run_inprocess_conda_command` and `conda.testing.integration.run_command`.
+* The `tmp_env` pytest fixture has been added in order to replace `conda.testing.integration.make_temp_env`.
+* The `path_factory` pytest fixture has been added to replace custom prefix logic like `conda.testing.integration._get_temp_prefix` and `conda.testing.integration.make_temp_prefix`.
+* All three of the above pytest fixtures have been documented in the article [Integration Tests](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/stable/dev-guide/writing-tests/integration-tests.html).
+* The way that the `Activator` classes are defined in `conda/activate.py` has been refactored.
+* The index cache metadata file `.state.json` was renamed to `.info.json` to track [draft Repodata Metadata `.info.json` CEP](https://github.com/conda-incubator/ceps/pull/48).
+* Improved cache locking and logging when using `jlap`.
+* The project's README example has changed from IPython Notebook and NumPy to PyTorch.
+* Retry language in flexible solve and `repodata` logs are now more user friendly.
+* Python 3.11 is now supported.
+
+
+### 🔧 What Got Fixed? 🔧
+
+The following bug fixes were implemented in the 23.5.0 version of conda:
+
+* `conda clean` no longer fails if it was unable to get the file stats.
+* If `conda.deprecations.DeprecationHandler` receives a bad version, a fallback version is provided.
+* The default value for `defaults` includes `msys2` when `context.subdir` is `win-*` on non-Windows platforms.
+* `TypeError`s are avoided when non-string types are written to the index cache metadata.
+* `conda.core.package_cache_data.UrlsData.get_url` no longer fails when `package_path` has a `.conda` extension.
+* No more pre-converting of paths to Unix style on Windows in `conda.sh`; this done to make them prefix-replaceable upon installation.
+
+
+### 🌅 What's Marked for [Deprecation](https://github.com/conda-incubator/ceps/blob/main/cep-9.md)? 🌅
+
+The following modules and functions were marked for deprecation:
+
+* [`conda_env.pip_util.get_pip_version`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12492)
+* [`conda_env.pip_util.PipPackage`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12492)
+* [`conda_env.pip_util.installed`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12492)
+* [`conda_env.pip_util._canonicalize_name`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12492)
+* [`conda_env.pip_util.add_pip_installed`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12492)
+* [`conda_env.env.load_from_directory`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12492)
+* [`python -m conda_env.cli.main`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12492) (use `conda env` instead)
+* [`python -m conda_env`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12492) (use `conda env` instead)
+* [`conda.auxlib.packaging`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12509)
+* [`conda.testing.integration.get_conda_list_tuple`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12676) (use `conda.core.prefix_data.PrefixData().get()` instead)
+* [`conda.testing.encode_for_env_var`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12677)
+* [`conda.testing.integration.temp_chdir`](https://github.com/conda/conda/pull/12678) (use `monkeypatch.chdir` instead)
+
+* * *
+
+## [Changes in Conda-Build](https://github.com/conda/conda-build/releases/tag/3.25.0)
+
+To update conda-build, run:
+```bash
+conda install -n base conda-build=3.25.0
+```
+
+### ✨ What's New? ✨
+
+In the latest version of conda-build, noarch packages that use virtual packages can now be added to the hash contents of a package. This facilitates the building of noarch packages multiple times for different platforms with platform-specific dependencies. In conda-build 3.25.0, different variants can be built for `__linux`, `__osx`,  or `__win` and get non-clashing package file names.
+
+Additionally, the following features and changes can be found in conda-build 3.25.0:
+
+* Support for [`svn` source credentials](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda-build/en/3.25.x/resources/define-metadata.html#source-from-svn) (`svn_username` and `svn_password`).
+* Standalone `conda-index` is now utilized instead of bundled indexing code.
+* For our build system, we switched from `setup.py` to `pyproject.toml` and use [Hatchling](https://pypi.org/project/hatchling/).
+* Minor code simplification for `conda_build.index.ChannelIndex._ensuredirs`.
+* `xattr` test is enabled on MacOS.
+* Python 3.11 is now supported.
+
+
+### 🔧 What Got Fixed? 🔧
+
+The following bug fixes were implemented in the 3.25.0 version of conda-build:
+
+* `tests/commands` can also run in the presence of `run_test.*`.
+* When rendering a recipe that uses the `load_file_data` Jinja2 function, the source is now required.
+* Download packages during build into the correct `subdir` folder.
+* A unique `subdir` variable name is used when rebuilding the index for multi-output builds, which fixes an error that occurs during true cross-compilation of `osx-arm64` packages from `osx-64`.
+
+
+### 🌅 What's Marked for [Deprecation](https://github.com/conda-incubator/ceps/blob/main/cep-9.md)? 🌅
+
+* [Inline `conda index` logic](https://github.com/conda/conda-build/pull/4828) (`conda-build` still provides `conda-index` a.k.a. `conda index` CLI, but uses standalone `conda-index` during builds).
+* Prefer the [standalone conda-index package](https://conda.github.io/conda-index/), instead of `conda-build index` or `conda index`, to use faster indexing code.
+* [`conda_build.metadata.ns_cfg`](https://github.com/conda/conda-build/pull/4837) (use `conda_build.get_selectors.get_selectors` instead). (#4837)
+* [`conda_build.config.python2_fs_encode`](https://github.com/conda/conda-build/pull/4843)
+* [`conda_build.config._ensure_dir`](https://github.com/conda/conda-build/pull/4843) (use `stdlib`'s `pathlib.Path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)` or `os.makedirs(exist_ok=True)` instead).
+
+* * *
+
+## [Changes in Conda-Libmamba-Solver](https://github.com/conda/conda-libmamba-solver/releases/tag/23.5.0)
+
+To update conda-libmamba-solver, run:
+```bash
+conda install -n base conda-libmamba-solver=23.5.0
+```
+
+### ✨ What's New? ✨
+
+Amongst other improvements and bug fixes, the latest version of the conda-libmamba-solver provides a `CONDA_LIBMAMBA_SOLVER_NO_CHANNELS_FROM_INSTALLED` environment variable to prevent channels from being injected from installed packages, which is useful for air-gapped environments where external channel servers are not reachable.
+
+Additionally, the following features and changes can be found in conda-libmamba-solver 23.5.0:
+
+* Simplify `libmambapy.Context` initialization so that we only set the parts that we use.
+* Use the new `RepoInterface` and remove the `SubdirData` subclass workarounds, which requires conda 23.5.0.
+* Known solver behavior differences are now documented.
+* Development docs have been updated to reflect changes in build system and other inaccuracies.
+* Tests reproducing the known solver differences were added.
+* Some tests on `libmamba` 1.4.2 are now skipped temporarily to workaround some test failures.
+
+
+### 🔧 What Got Fixed? 🔧
+
+The following bug fixes were implemented in the 23.5.0 version of conda-libmamba-solver:
+
+* An issue where running `conda update <package>` would result in the package being downgraded if no newer versions were available has been fixed.
+* conda-libmamba-solver 23.5.0 ensures that unauthenticated channels are not re-injected in the channel lists from installed packages if an authenticated equivalent is already present.
+* `context.repodata_threads` are honored.
+
+
+### 🌅 What's Marked for [Deprecation](https://github.com/conda-incubator/ceps/blob/main/cep-9.md)? 🌅
+
+* Unnecessary user-agent tests were removed.

blog/authors.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ baszalmstra:
   title: "prefix.dev"
   url: https://github.com/baszalmstra
   image_url: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4995967?v=4
+beeankha:
+  name: Bianca Henderson
+  title: Conda maintainer 🐍📦
+  url: https://github.com/beeankha
+  image_url: https://github.com/beeankha.png
 dholth:
   name: Daniel Holth
   title: Conda maintainer

blog/news.json

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