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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">PyGPlates now supports Python 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You can download pyGPlates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/CCfsC3QNPBiOGxoxtgMft-?domain=gplates.org">
http://www.gplates.org/download.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">What's new in pyGPlates revision 28:-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Windows and macOS support for Python 2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8.<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">macOS libraries signed and notarized by Apple (should no longer get security prompts).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Ubuntu support for 16.04 LTS (Xenial), 18.04 LTS (Bionic), 19.10 (Eoan) and 20.04 LTS (Focal).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Create topological features (dynamic lines, polygons and deforming networks):<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Usually they are built in GPlates, but this can now be done in pyGPlates.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">See the
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pzuLC4QOPEiqm6E6ixxEU5?domain=gplates.org">
sample code</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Supports
<i>deforming</i> trenches when used with <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pOwXC5QPXJi2xR3RTy_IYp?domain=github.com">
subduction convergence script</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Much faster
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/yjaKC6XQ4Lfq1M7Mi5rhSY?domain=gplates.org">
querying of reconstructions</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Bug fixes.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">More information about this release:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YuedC71R2NTwQy2yCqwQDL?domain=gplates.org">
http://www.gplates.org/news.html#pygplates_rev28</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">PyGPlates documentation and tutorials are available at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/MbAwC81V0PTEzQWQCw3oNC?domain=gplates.org">
http://www.gplates.org/docs.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">John<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">John Cannon, Lead GPlates Developer - <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/IjE4C91WPRTDMxAxT0akDM?domain=gplates.org">
http://www.gplates.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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