.. _whatsnew_0170:

v0.17.0 (July 31, 2015)
-----------------------

This is a major release from 0.16.2 and includes a small number of API changes, several new features,
enhancements, and performance improvements along with a large number of bug fixes. We recommend that all
users upgrade to this version.

Highlights include:


Check the :ref:`API Changes <whatsnew_0170.api>` and :ref:`deprecations <whatsnew_0170.deprecations>` before updating.

.. contents:: What's new in v0.17.0
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.. _whatsnew_0170.enhancements:

New features
~~~~~~~~~~~~


.. _whatsnew_0170.enhancements.other:

Other enhancements
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. _whatsnew_0170.api:

Backwards incompatible API changes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. _whatsnew_0170.api_breaking:

.. _whatsnew_0170.api_breaking.other:

Other API Changes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. _whatsnew_0170.deprecations:

Deprecations
^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. _whatsnew_0170.prior_deprecations:

Removal of prior version deprecations/changes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. _whatsnew_0170.performance:

Performance Improvements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. _whatsnew_0170.bug_fixes:

Bug Fixes
~~~~~~~~~
