Simsopt

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/compare/v1.8.0...v1.8.1

Support for python 3.8 dropped

What's Changed
* (Minor Fix) two broken examples in docs by missing-user in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/459
* Python3.8 EOL by mbkumar in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/460


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0

What's Changed
* Ml/coil forces by landreman in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/356
* Update branch to have FramedCurve for coil orientation by phuslage in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/364
* Pull request for force Optimizables by smhurwitz in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/387
* Removed separation of MPI ranks during boozXform by mishapadidar in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/442
* install pyoculus from git and f90wrap from pypi by smiet in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/445
* Bump actions/download-artifact from 3 to 4.1.7 in /.github/workflows by dependabot in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/443
* Fix MPI issue with vmec crashes in 1st evaluation by landreman in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/446
* Coil_forces by smhurwitz in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/449
* Coil forces by smhurwitz in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/450
* Update python version for docs build by landreman in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/452
* Single-stage optimization with spec: CoilSet, ReducedCoilSet and CoilNormalField (PR 2 of 2) by smiet in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/438
* Specify coil group names in load_coils_from_makegrid_file by daringli in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/451
* Bugfix for SPEC non-stellerator symmetric case by missing-user in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/454
* Force mpi4py < 4 in Dockerfile due to shifter problem by landreman in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/456
* np.NINF to -np.inf for np2.0 compatibility by missing-user in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/458

New Contributors
* phuslage made their first contribution in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/364
* smhurwitz made their first contribution in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/387
* dependabot made their first contribution in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/443
* missing-user made their first contribution in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/454

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/compare/v1.6.4...v1.7.0

What's Changed
* Fix logging error in boozer.py to address 435 by landreman in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/436


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/compare/v1.6.3...v1.6.4

What's Changed
* Spec refactoring/improvement (PR 1 of 3 for single-stage) by smiet in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/418
* Fix 411 compile flags on Apple Silicon Ubuntu Docker by krystophny in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/412

New Contributors
* krystophny made their first contribution in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/412

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/compare/v1.6.2...v1.6.3

What's Changed
* Fix for python 3.8 and numpy dependency by mbkumar in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/432
* clear spec cache to avoid sporadic mismatch by smiet in https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/pull/431


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/hiddenSymmetries/simsopt/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2