Manim v0.19.0

Changelog

The full curated and commented changelog can be found at https://docs.manim.community/en/latest/changelog/0.19.0-changelog.html.

What's Changed

• feat: Add three animations that together simulate a typing animation by @VinhPhmCng in #3612
• Fixed action for building downloadable documentation by @JasonGrace2282 in #3737
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3739
• Fixes #3744 - underline tag should be in the documentation. by @anagorko in #3745
• Bump tqdm from 4.66.1 to 4.66.3 by @dependabot in #3746
• Bump jinja2 from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4 by @dependabot in #3750
• Add typehints to manim.utils.iterables by @JasonGrace2282 in #3751
• Let SceneFileWriter access ffmpeg via av instead of via external process by @behackl in #3501
• Use --py39-plus in pre-commit by @JasonGrace2282 in #3761
• Optimized manim.utils.bezier.is_closed() by @chopan050 in #3768
• Created and optimized Bézier splitting functions such as partial_bezier_points() in manim.utils.bezier by @chopan050 in #3766
• Bump requests from 2.31.0 to 2.32.0 by @dependabot in #3776
• Fix assertions and improve error messages when adding submobjects by @chopan050 in #3756
• Add pyproject for ruff formatting by @JasonGrace2282 in #3777
• pre-commit change to ruff by @JasonGrace2282 in #3779
• Ignore Ruff format in git blame by @Viicos in #3781
• Fixed there_and_back_with_pause() rate function behaviour with different pause_ratio values by @jkjkil4 in #3778
• Optimize VMobject methods which append to points by @chopan050 in #3765
• Add @ shorthand for CoordinateSystem methods coords_to_point (c2p) and point_to_coords (p2c) by @JasonGrace2282 in #3754
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3784
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3794
• Add Ruff Lint by @JasonGrace2282 in #3780
• Replace Pyupgrade with Ruff rule by @JasonGrace2282 in #3795
• Bump tornado from 6.4 to 6.4.1 by @dependabot in #3796
• Fixing the get_nth_subpath function in "opengl_vectorized_mobject.py". by @yang-tsao in #3790
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3801
• Add typings to OpenGLMobject by @chopan050 in #3803
• fix: importing manim should not trigger pygments.styles.get_all_styles by @goldenphoenix713 in #3797
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3809
• Bump urllib3 from 2.2.1 to 2.2.2 by @dependabot in #3810
• Fix MacOS LaTeX CI by @JasonGrace2282 in #3812
• Fixed infinite loop in OpenGL BackgroundRectangle.get_color() by @camburd2 in #3732
• docs(contributing): add manim.typing guide by @JasonGrace2282 in #3669
• Fix DiGraph edges not fading correctly on FadeIn and FadeOut by @Nikhil-42 in #3786
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3823
• feat(autoaliasattr): Implement Documentation of TypeVar's by @JasonGrace2282 in #3818
• Fixed Arrow3D.put_start_and_end_on() to use the actual end of the arrow by @SirJamesClarkMaxwell in #3706
• Optimized manim.utils.bezier.get_smooth_cubic_bezier_handle_points() by @chopan050 in #3767
• Fix docker build by @JasonGrace2282 in #3827
• Doc: add docstrings to Brace by @biinnnggggg in #3715
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3834
• Bump docker/build-push-action from 5 to 6 by @dependabot in #3835
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3844
• Bump certifi from 2024.2.2 to 2024.7.4 by @dependabot in #3841
• Fix incorrect version number in plugin section in docs by @JasonGrace2282 in #3849
• Bump zipp from 3.18.2 to 3.19.1 by @dependabot in #3847
• Rename manim.typing.Image type aliases to PixelArray to avoid conflict with PIL.Image by @chopan050 in #3851
• Change from tempconfig to a config fixture in tests by @JasonGrace2282 in #3853
• Fix :attr:.ManimConfig.format not updating movie file extension by @JasonGrace2282 in #3839
• Rewrite manim.utils.bezier.get_quadratic_approximation_of_cubic() to produce curves which can be animated smoothly by @chopan050 in #3829
• Log execution time of scene rendering in the Manim Checkhealth command by @chopan050 in #3855
• Optimize VMobject.pointwise_become_partial() by @chopan050 in #3760
• Update installation instructions for MacOS (via dedicated brew formula) by @Elastino in #3857
• Update docker to use ENV x=y instead of ENV x y by @JasonGrace2282 in #3858
• Fixed behavior of config.background_opacity < 1 and duplicated log messages by @abul4fia in #3680
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3865
• Fix pre-commit linting by @JasonGrace2282 in #3877
• Use ruff for pytest style by @JasonGrace2282 in #3872
• feat: set_default for Animation class by @christopher-hampson in #3876
• Use ruff instead of flake8-simplify by @JasonGrace2282 in #3873
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3880
• Change flake8-comprehensions and flake8-bugbear to ruff by @JasonGrace2282 in #3882
• Rename parameters and variables conflicting with builtin functions by @JasonGrace2282 in #3884
• Added colorscale to axes.plot() by @alembcke in #3148
• Fix :meth:.OpenGLMobject.invert not reassembling family by @JasonGrace2282 in #3885
• Experimenting with an HSV class by @MrDiver in #3518
• Fix typo from HSV PR by @JasonGrace2282 in #3887
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3889
• Replace the TypeError message code in the _typecheck_input method in … by @irvanalhaq9 in #3890
• Significantly reduce rendering time with a separate thread for writing frames to stream by @smu160 in #3888
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3896
• Lock poetry.lock by @JasonGrace2282 in #3895
• fix a wrong type mark in a function head. by @fogsong233 in #3902
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3904
• bugfix: convert non-.wav/.raw files to .wav before passing to pydub by @behackl in #3832
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3911
• fix type hint, change int to float by @irvanalhaq9 in #3916
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in #3918
• Simplify Sector Class by Removing Redundant Parameters by @irvanalhaq9 in #3922
• Changing the 'side_length' attribute to a property by @irvanalhaq9 in #3901
• Standardize docstrings with ruff pydocstyle rules by @JasonGrace2282 in https://...

Manim v0.18.1

What's Changed

Breaking Changes and Deprecations

• Removed deprecated manim new command by @chopan050 in #3512
• Removed support for dynamic plugin imports by @Viicos in #3524
• Remove meth:.Mobject.wag by @JasonGrace2282 in #3539
• Remove deprecated parameters and animations by @JasonGrace2282 in #3688

New Features

• Added cap_style feature to VMobject by @MathItYT in #3516
• Allow hiding version splash by @jeertmans in #3329
• Added the ability to pass lists and generators to Scene.play() by @MrDiver in #3365
• Added --preview_command cli flag by @JasonGrace2282 in #3615

Fixed Bugs and Enhancements

• Allow accessing ghost vectors in :class:.LinearTransformationScene by @JasonGrace2282 in #3435
• Optimized get_unit_normal() and replaced np.cross() with custom cross() in manim.utils.space_ops by @chopan050 in #3494
• Implement caching of fonts list to improve runtime performance by @MrDiver in #3316
• Reformatting the --save_sections output to have the format <Scene>_<SecNum>_<SecName><extension> by @doaamuham in #3499
• Account for dtype in the pixel array so the maximum value stays correct in the invert function by @jeertmans in #3493
• Added grid_lines attribute to Rectangle to add individual styling to the grid lines by @RobinPH in #3428
• Fixed rectangle grid properties (#3082) by @pauluhlenbruck in #3513
• Fixed animations with zero runtime length to give a useful error instead of a broken pipe by @MrDiver in #3491
• Fixed stroke width being ignored by StreamLines with a single color by @yashm277 in #3436
• Fixed formatting of MoveAlongPath docs by @JasonGrace2282 in #3541
• Added helpful hints to VGroup.add() error message by @vvolhejn in #3561
• Made earclip_triangulation more robust by @hydromelvictor in #3574
• Refactored TexTemplate by @Viicos in #3520
• Fixed write_subcaption_file error when using OpenGL renderer by @yuan-xy in #3546
• Fixed get_arc_center() returning reference of point by @sparshg in #3599
• Improved handling of specified font name by @staghado in #3429
• Fixing the behavior of .become to not modify target mobject via side effects fix color linking by @MrDiver in #3508
• Fixed bug in :class:.VMobjectFromSVGPath by @abul4fia in #3677
• Fix for windows cp1252 encoding failure (fix test pipeline) by @JasonGrace2282 in #3687
• Fix NameError in try... except by @JasonGrace2282 in #3694
• Fix successive calls of :meth:.LinearTransformationScene.apply_matrix by @SirJamesClarkMaxwell in #3675
• Fixed Mobject.put_start_and_end_on with same start and end point by @MontroyJosh in #3718
• Fixed issue where SpiralIn doesn't show elements by @Gixtox in #3589
• Cleaned Graph layouts and increase flexibility by @Nikhil-42 in #3434
• AnimationGroup: optimized interpolate() and fixed alpha bug on finish() by @chopan050 in #3542
• Fixed warning about missing plugin "" by @behackl in #3734

Documentation

• Typo in indication documentation by @jcep in #3477
• Fixed typo: 360° to 180° in quickstart tutorial by @szchixy in #3498
• Fixed typo in mobject docstring: line -> square by @yuan-xy in #3509
• Explain .Transform vs .ReplacementTransform in quickstart examples by @JasonGrace2282 in #3500
• Fixed formatting in building blocks tutorial by @MrDiver in #3515
• Fixed Indicate docstring typo by @Lawqup in #3461
• Added Documentation to .to_edge and to_corner by @TheMathematicFanatic in #3408
• Added some words about Cairo 1.18 by @jeertmans in #3530
• Fixed typo of get_y_axis_label parameter documentation by @yuan-xy in #3547
• Added note in docstring of ManimColor about class constructors by @JasonGrace2282 in #3554
• Improve documentation section about contributing to docs by @chopan050 in #3555
• Removed duplicated documentation for -s / --save_last_frame CLI flag by @Gixtox in #3528
• Updated Docker instructions to use bash from the PATH by @NotWearingPants in #3582
• Fixed typo in value_tracker.py by @yuan-xy in #3594
• Added ref_class for BooleanOperations in Example Gallery by @JasonGrace2282 in #3598
• Changed Vector3 to Vector3D in contributing docs by @JasonGrace2282 in #3639
• Added some examples for Mobject/VMobject methods by @JasonGrace2282 in #3641
• Fixed broken link to Poetry's installation guide in the documentation by @biinnnggggg in #3692
• Fixed minor grammatical errors found in the index page of the documentation by @biinnnggggg in #3690
• Fixed typo on page about translations by @biinnnggggg in #3696
• Fixed outdated description of CLI option in Manim's Output Settings by @HairlessVillager in #3674
• Mention pixi in installation guide by @pavelzw in #3678
• Updated typing guidelines by @JasonGrace2282 in #3704
• Updated documentation and typings for ParametricFunction by @danielzsh in #3703
• Fixed docstring markup in Rotate by @TheCrowned in #3721
• Improve consistency in axis label example by @amrear in #3730

Maintenance and Testing

• Fixed wrong path in action building downloadable docs by @behackl in #3450
• Add type hints to _config by @Viicos in #3440
• Update dependency constraints, fix deprecation warnings by @Viicos in #3376
• Update Docker base image to python3.12-slim (#3458) by @PikaBlue107 in #3459
• Fixed line_join to joint_type in example_scenes/basic.py by @szchixy in #3510
• Fixed :attr:.Mobject.animate type-hint to allow LSP autocomplete by @JasonGrace2282 in #3543
• Finish TODO's in contributing/typings.rst by @JasonGrace2282 in #3545
• Fixed use of Mobject's deprecated get_*() and set_*() methods in Cairo tests by @JasonGrace2282 in #3549
• Added support for Manim type aliases in Sphinx docs and added new TypeAliases by @chopan050 in #3484
• Fixed typing of Animation by @dandavison in #3568
• Added some TODOs for future use of ManimFrame by @chopan050 in #3553
• Fixed typehint of :attr:InternalPoint2D_Array by @JasonGrace2282 in #3592
• Fixed error in Windows CI pipeline by @behackl in #3611
• Fixed type hint of indication.py by @yuan-xy in #3613
• Revert vector type aliases to NumPy ndarrays by @chopan050 in #3595
• Run poetry lock --no-update by @JasonGrace2282 in #3621
• Code Cleanup: removing unused imports and global variables by @JasonGrace2282 in #3620
• Fixed type hint of Vector direction parameter by @JasonGrace2282 in #3640
• Flake8 rule C901 is about McCabe code complexity by @cclauss in https://github.com/ManimCommuni...

Manim v0.18.0.post0

This release is a post-release fixing #3676 (a bug caused by a recent change introduced to the way how SVG files of text are generated by Pango).

Manim v0.18.0

The full changelog can be found at https://docs.manim.community/en/latest/changelog/0.18.0-changelog.html.

Manim v0.17.3

The full changelog can be found at https://docs.manim.community/en/latest/changelog/0.17.3-changelog.html.

Manim v0.17.2

Bugfix release which re-enables the usage of OpenGLSurface (and other OpenGL Mobjects) without attribute errors.

The full changelog can be found at https://docs.manim.community/en/latest/changelog/0.17.2-changelog.html.

Manim v0.17.1

Bugfix release: this mainly fixes an issue with rendering LaTeX with TexLive-based TeX distributions on Windows.

The full changelog can be found at https://docs.manim.community/en/latest/changelog/0.17.1-changelog.html.

Manim v0.17.0

The full changelog can be found at https://docs.manim.community/en/latest/changelog/0.17.0-changelog.html.

Manim v0.16.0.post0

This release is a post-release fixing #2875.
The changelog for v0.16.0 can be found at https://docs.manim.community/en/latest/changelog/0.16.0-changelog.html.

Manim v0.16.0

The full changelog can be found at https://docs.manim.community/en/latest/changelog/0.16.0-changelog.html.