v1.29.0

v1.29.0 Feb 16, 2024

warning:

This release of Featuretools will not support Python 3.8

• Fixes
  • Fix dependency issues (#2644, #2656)
  • Add workaround for pandas 2.2.0 bug with nunique and unpin pandas deps (#2657)
• Changes
  • Fix deprecation warnings with is_categorical_dtype (#2641)
  • Remove woodwork, pyarrow, numpy, and pandas pins for spark installation (#2661)
• Documentation Changes
  • Update Featuretools logo to display properly in dark mode (#2632)
  • Remove references to premium primitives while release isnt possible (:pr:2674)
• Testing Changes
  • Update tests for compatibility with new versions of holidays (#2636)
  • Update ruff to 0.1.6 and use ruff linter/formatter (#2639)
  • Update release.yaml to use trusted publisher for PyPI releases (#2646, #2653, #2654)
  • Update dependency checkers and tests to include Dask (#2658)
  • Fix the tests that run with Woodwork main so they can be triggered (#2657)
  • Fix minimum dependency checker action (#2664)
  • Fix Slack alert for tests with Woodwork main branch (#2668)

Thanks to the following people for contributing to this release:
@gsheni, @thehomebrewnerd, @tamargrey, @LakshmanKishore