whatsnew cleanup

Author: kandersolar

docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.11.3.rst

@@ -6,67 +6,60 @@ v0.11.3 (Anticipated March, 2025)
 
 Breaking Changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-* The pvlib.location.Location.pytz attribute is now read only. The
-  pytz attribute is now set internally to be consistent with the
-  pvlib.location.Location.tz attribute. (:issue:`2340`, :pull:`2341`)
-* Users must now provide ModelChain.spectral_model, or the 'no_loss' spectral
-  model is assumed. pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain no longer attempts to infer
-  the spectral model from PVSystem attributes. (:issue:`2017`, :pull:`2253`)
+* The :py:attr:`pvlib.location.Location.pytz` attribute is now read only. The
+  ``pytz`` attribute is now set internally to be consistent with the
+  :py:attr:`pvlib.location.Location.tz` attribute. (:issue:`2340`, :pull:`2341`)
+* Users must now provide :py:attr:`ModelChain.spectral_model`, or the 'no_loss' spectral
+  model is assumed. :py:class:`~pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain` no longer attempts to infer
+  the spectral model from :py:class:`~pvlib.pvsystem.PVSystem` attributes. (:issue:`2017`, :pull:`2253`)
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
 * Add a check to :py:func:`~pvlib.snow.fully_covered_nrel` and
   :py:func:`~pvlib.snow.coverage_nrel`. The check uses snow depth on the ground
   to improve modeling for systems with shallow tilt angles. The check
-  adds a new, optional parameter snow_depth. (:issue:`1171`, :pull:`2292`)
+  adds a new, optional parameter ``snow_depth``. (:issue:`1171`, :pull:`2292`)
 * Fix a bug in :py:func:`pvlib.bifacial.get_irradiance_poa` which may have yielded non-zero
   ground irradiance when the sun was below the horizon. (:issue:`2245`, :pull:`2359`)
 * Fix a bug where :py:func:`pvlib.transformer.simple_efficiency` could only be imported
-  using the `from pvlib.transformer` syntax (:pull:`2388`)
+  using the ``from pvlib.transformer`` syntax. (:pull:`2388`)
 * :py:class:`~pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain` now requires only a minimal set of
   parameters to run the SAPM electrical model. (:issue:`2369`, :pull:`2393`)
-* Correct keys for First Solar modules in `~pvlib.spectrum.spectral_factor_pvspec` (:issue:`2398`, :pull:`2400`)
-* Ensure proper tz and pytz types in pvlib.location.Location. To ensure that
-  the time zone in pvlib.location.Location remains internally consistent
-  if/when the time zone is updated, the tz attribute is now the single source
+* Correct keys for First Solar modules in `~pvlib.spectrum.spectral_factor_pvspec`. (:issue:`2398`, :pull:`2400`)
+* Ensure proper tz and pytz types in :py:class:`~pvlib.location.Location`. To ensure that
+  the time zone in :py:class:`~pvlib.location.Location` remains internally consistent
+  if/when the time zone is updated, the ``tz`` attribute is now the single source
   of time-zone truth, is the single time-zone setter interface, and its getter 
   returns an IANA string. (:issue:`2340`, :pull:`2341`)
 * :py:func:`~pvlib.iotools.get_pvgis_tmy` with ``outputformat='csv'`` now
   works with the updated data format returned by PVGIS. (:issue:`2344`, :pull:`2395`)
 
-Deprecations
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-
 Enhancements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * :py:func:`~pvlib.irradiance.gti_dirint` now raises an informative message
-  when input data don't include values with AOI<90 (:issue:`1342`, :pull:`2347`)
-* Reduced space requirements by excluding tests and test files from wheel.
+  when input data don't include values with AOI<90. (:issue:`1342`, :pull:`2347`)
+* Reduce space requirements by excluding tests and test files from wheel.
   Zipped wheel is now 66% of the previous size, and installed size is 50% of
-  the previous size.
-  (:issue:`2271`, :pull:`2277`)
+  the previous size. (:issue:`2271`, :pull:`2277`)
 
 Documentation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-* Fix Procedural and Object Oriented simulation examples having slightly different results, in :ref:`introtutorial`. (:issue:`2366`, :pull:`2367`)
-* Restructure the user guide with subsections (:issue:`2302`, :pull:`2310`)
+* Fix Procedural and Object Oriented simulation examples having slightly different
+  results in :ref:`introtutorial`. (:issue:`2366`, :pull:`2367`)
+* Restructure the user guide with subsections. (:issue:`2302`, :pull:`2310`)
 * Add references for :py:func:`pvlib.snow.loss_townsend`. (:issue:`2383`, :pull:`2384`)
-* Add :term:`ghi_clear` to the :ref:`nomenclature` page (:issue:`2272`, :pull:`2397`)
-* Add output variable naming clarifaction to :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.calcparams_desoto` and :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.calcparams_pvsyst` (:issue:`716`, :pull:`2405`)
+* Add :term:`ghi_clear` to the :ref:`nomenclature` page. (:issue:`2272`, :pull:`2397`)
+* Add output variable naming clarifaction to :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.calcparams_desoto`
+  and :py:func:`pvlib.pvsystem.calcparams_pvsyst`. (:issue:`716`, :pull:`2405`)
 
 Testing
 ~~~~~~~
-* Moved tests folder to `/tests` and data exclusively used for testing to `/tests/data`.
+* Move tests folder to ``/tests`` and data exclusively used for testing to ``/tests/data``.
   (:issue:`2271`, :pull:`2277`)
-* Added Python 3.13 to test suite. (:pull:`2258`)
-* Add tests for all input types for the pvlib.location.Location.tz attribute.
+* Add Python 3.13 to test suite. (:pull:`2258`)
+* Add tests for all input types for the :py:attr:`pvlib.location.Location.tz` attribute.
   (:issue:`2340`, :pull:`2341`)
-* Add tests for time-conversion functions in pvlib.tools. (:issue:`2340`, :pull:`2341`)
-
-
-Requirements
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* Add tests for time-conversion functions in :py:mod:`pvlib.tools`. (:issue:`2340`, :pull:`2341`)
 
 
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