2019 10 14 Open NEST Developer Video Conference

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Agenda

1. Welcome

2. Python 2 support in NEST3?

   • need to make sure transition is smooth
   • matplotlib gave problems in test suite, upgrade to matplotlib-3 solved the problem.
     • which versions of matplotlib do we want to support
     • matplotlib-2 is the last one supporting Python-2, so matplotlib-3 requirement is easy in combination with Python-3 requirement
     • matplotlib-3.0.2 is standard Ubuntu package
     • tests are aware if matplotlib is not installed or there is no screen attached (e.g. on a cluster)

3. Review of NEST User Mailing List

   • discussion of MUSIC-capable NEST in Docker container, needs to be investigated which solutions are actually viable
   • discussion of nestio input requirements

4. Review of open Github Pull Request

   • all PRs handled and some merged

5. Review of open Github Issues