Beta Release of ezdxf v1.2.0b0

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Version 1.2.0b0 - 2024-01-06

• NEW: ezdxf requires Python 3.9 or newer
• NEW: support for the SPATIAL_FILTER entity.
  • This is the basic requirement to support clipping of block references and XREFs aka the XCLIP command in CAD applications
• NEW: ezdxf.xclip module for adding 2D clipping paths to block references and XREFs
  • replicates the XCLIP command
  • WARNING:
    • AutoCAD does not open DXF files with inverted clipping paths created by ezdxf.
  • BricsCAD tolerates inverted clipping paths created by ezdxf.
• NEW: support for the IMAGE entity in the drawing add-on
  • added by @mbway
  • Drawing image support #999
  • supported by these backends:
    • PyQtBackend
    • MatplotlibBackend
    • PyMuPdfBackend
• NEW: the ezdxf draw command supports additional backends by option --backend {matplotlib,qt,mupdf,custom_svg}
  • added by @mbway
• NEW: ezdxf.colors.RGBA class
• NEW: support for font-name synonyms, find macOS fonts on Windows/Linux and vice vesa
  • How to render different fonts with draw_cad.py? #1002
• NEW: additional font search directory added for macOS /System/Library/Fonts/
  • added by @ru4ert
  • Added additional dir for fonts on mac #1004
  • the cache version number has been increased so that the fontmanger-cache is automatically rebuilt
• CHANGE: renamed Image.boundray_path_ocs() to Image.pixel_boundary_path()
• CHANGE: refactoring of the RecorderBackend
• CHANGE: replaced ezdxf.math.linspace by numpy.linspace
• CHANGE: replaced functions gauss_jordan_solver(), gauss_jordan_inverse(), gauss_vector_solver() and gauss_matrix_solver() by a numpy based solution
  • moved replaced functions to module ezdxf.math.legacy
• CHANGE: replaced LUDecomposition class by NumpySolver class
  • moved LUDecomposition to module ezdxf.math.legacy
• BUGFIX: Restore lost links between LAYOUT and BLOCK_RECORD entities
  • Read messed up LAYOUT structure created by QGIS #997
• BUGFIX: NumpyPath2d could contain a 3d vertex
  • matplotlib raises exception in drawing add-on #1003