ipywidgets 8.1.5 in official distribution

[jasongrout]

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Name

ipywidgets

Version

8.1.5

Platform(s)

all

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Reason for this request

ipywidgets 8.1.5 actually is built in the anaconda channel. However, I notice that the Anaconda base distribution has downgraded to ipywidgets 7. Why? I'd like to help.

In Anaconda 2023.03, we had ipywidgets 7.6.5. Anaconda 2023.07-0 upgraded to ipywidgets 8.0.4, which persisted in Anaconda 2023.09-0.

However, Anaconda 2024.02-1, downgraded to ipywidgets 7.6.5, which was then upgraded to ipywidets 7.8.1 in Anaconda 2024.06-1. The latest documented release, Anaconda 2024.10-1, still has ipywidgets 7.8.1.

What was the reason for the downgrade back to ipywidgets 7? Can the base Anaconda ipywidgets version be upgraded to 8.1.5?

I am a former ipywidgets maintainer, and if there was a problem with using ipywidgets 8, I would like to understand and help resolve it.

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