From 9bb0a9d274bfb24e30052068c4d74f3ca5178be5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill Little Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 13:47:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Whats new updates for v3.6.0 (#5323) --- docs/src/whatsnew/3.6.rst | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/3.6.rst index 4adfde5a75..151c63ef51 100644 --- a/docs/src/whatsnew/3.6.rst +++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/3.6.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ .. include:: ../common_links.inc -v3.6 (03 May 2023) [release candidate] -************************************** +v3.6 (18 May 2023) +****************** This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release (:doc:`View all changes `.) @@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release to netCDF** (:pull:`5191`) that we're celebrating this important step change in behavour with its very own dedicated release 🥳 - By using ``iris.save(..., compute=False)`` you can now save to multiple netcdf files + By using ``iris.save(..., compute=False)`` you can now save to multiple NetCDF files in parallel. See the new ``compute`` keyword in :func:`iris.fileformats.netcdf.save`. This can share and re-use any common (lazy) result computations, and it makes much - better use of resources during any file-system waiting (i.e. it can use such periods to - progress the *other* saves). + better use of resources during any file-system waiting (i.e., it can use such periods + to progress the *other* saves). Usage example:: @@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release # Complete saves in parallel. dask.compute(*delayeds) - This advance also includes **another substantial benefit**, because netcdf saves can + This advance also includes **another substantial benefit**, because NetCDF saves can now use a `Dask.distributed scheduler `_. With `Distributed `_ you can parallelise the - saves across a whole cluster. Whereas previously, the netcdf saving *only* worked with + saves across a whole cluster. Whereas previously, the NetCDF saving *only* worked with a "threaded" scheduler, limiting it to a single CPU. We're so super keen for the community to leverage the benefit of this new