Version 0.17.0

This release adds an enhancement that optimizes edge bundling using optimized numba code. The minimum supported version of Python is now 3.10, along with making pillow and dask optional dependencies. This release also adds compatibility changes to several downstream libraries, build updates, bugfixes, and documentation updates. Thanks to first time contributors @rhkarls, @lmcinnes, @thomas-reimonn, @amaloney; and regular contributors @hoxbro and @maximlt.

Breaking Changes:

• Drop support for Python 3.9 (#1399)
• Making dask and pillow optional dependencies (#1350, #1365)

Enhancements:

• Edge bundling speedup using optimized numba code (#1383)

Build:

• Updates to build infrastructure (#1372)
• Fix documentation builds (#1391)

Compatibility:

• Updated environment pins (#1355)
• Compatibility with cuDF 24.12 (#1363, #1378)
• Compatibility with dask 2025.1 and dask-expr 2 (#1369, #1390, #1394)
• Compatibility with pixi v0.40.0 (#1387)
• Compatibility with Python 3.13 (#1398)

Bugfixes:

• PDF scaling bug (#1382)

Documentation:

• Update supported Python versions (#1371)
• Update links and fix warnings (#1375, #1377, #1402)

Maintenance:

• Move to pixi and hatchling (#1354)
• General maintenance (#1357)
• Updated linting rules (#1367, #1368)