What's Changed
* Drop support for python 3.9 by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/455
* Perform extra tests against empty files. by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/456
* Update to PPT 2.0.5 - fixes slack notifications by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/457
* Documentation improvements by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/462
* Avoid overwriting valid catalogs. by gitosaurus in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/464
* Add description for pypi by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/467
* Use a naive sparse histogram. by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/463
* Move existing catalog check. by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/466
* Address slow list operations in progress tracking. by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/468
* Add verification tests by troyraen in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/428
* Update code snippet in sdss.rst by OliviaLynn in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/475
* Suggested changes from science homework. by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/476
* Add more detail about available HATS properties on import. by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/474
* Add verbosity option, convenience pass/fail, and user documentation by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/477
* Remove typing imports for List, Tuple, Union by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/478
* Require newer hats version by delucchi-cmu in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/479
New Contributors
* OliviaLynn made their first contribution in https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/pull/475
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats-import/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4