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+# v0.1 #
+- Initial version pulled out of pytesmo
+- added support for iterables like lists and numpy arrays to functions like
+find_nearest_gpi. numpy arrays should work everywhere if you want to get
+information from a grid. see issue #3 and #4
+- fixed bugs occuring during storage as netCDF file see issue #8
+- comparison of grids is no longer using exact float comparison, see issue #9
+- added documentation and examples for working with the grid objects, see issue #1
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+recursive-include tests *.py
+recursive-include docs *.rst *.py
+include *.md
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