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New Release of Taurus 5.5.0
We are pleased to announce the release of Taurus 5.5.0.
Taurus 5.5.0 is primarily a stabilization release focused on compatibility, reliability, and project maintenance.
This release brings numerous bug fixes, with a particular focus on compatibility with the
new Tango asynchronous event subscription modes and Qt6. The test suite has also been
significantly refactored to improve reliability across platforms, and the documentation
has been reorganized following the Diátaxis framework.
Check the What's New for the release highlights or the CHANGELOG for a complete list of changes.
- Source files: PyPI – Taurus 5.5.0
- Conda package available in conda-forge
- Documentation & installation instructions: taurus-scada.org
- Issue tracker: GitLab Issues
A big thank you to all contributors whose efforts made this release possible.
Taurus Community
New PyTango releases: 10.3.1 and 10.1.5
Dear all,
We are pleased to announce that two new patch PyTango releases: 10.1.5 and 10.3.1 are now available.
Both fix memory leak affecting the 10.1.x series and 10.3.0 when handling Python execption into DevFaild.
10.3.1 also disables the doubtful Util cleanup at the end of the tango_loop, which was introduced in 10.3.0 and resulted in a server shutdown crash.
Downloads:
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/pytango/
GitLab: https://gitlab.com/tango-controls/pytango/-/releases
conda-forge: https://anaconda.org/channels/conda-forge/packages/pytango/overview
Changelogs
https://tango-controls.readthedocs.io/projects/pytango/en/v10.1.5/versions/news.html
https://tango-controls.readthedocs.io/projects/pytango/en/v10.3.1/versions/news.html
For additional details, please refer to the GitLab release page.
Best regards,
On behalf of the PyTango team
Yury Matveev
New cppTango release: 10.3.3
We are pleased to announce the availability of a third patch of cppTango 10.3, it is addressing a potential crash during device shutdown.
The release notes have also been updated.
The TangoSourceDistrition has been updated accordingly.
On behalf of cppTango contributors,
Yury Matveev
Release of PyTango 10.3.0
New PyTango 10.3.0 released
Dear all,
We are pleased to announce the release of PyTango 10.3.0, published yesterday.
This is a major release featuring several improvements and bug fixes. The headline new feature is runtime telemetry configuration, which makes it possible to enable and configure telemetry dynamically without relying solely on environment variables or startup-time configuration.
For the complete list of changes, please see our documentation:
https://tango-controls.readthedocs.io/projects/pytango/en/v10.3.0/versions/news.html
Downloads:
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/pytango/10.3.0
GitLab: https://gitlab.com/tango-controls/pytango/-/releases/v10.3.0
Conda-forge: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytango
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this release!
Regards, /Yury Matveev On behalf of the PyTango team
40th annual TANGO Controls collaboration meeting in Spain
We are pleased to announce that the 40th Tango Community Meeting will be hosted by ALBA Synchrotron in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near Barcelona, Spain.
Together with satellite workshops, the event will offer a full week of collaboration, discussion, and networking around Tango Controls projects.
Save the date for a full week of Tango collaboration: June 8–13, 2026.
Indico Page
All information about the meeting, including registration, recommended accommodations, the venue, etc. can be found on the Indico page of the event: https://indico.tango-controls.org/event/737.
Meeting Dates:
- Tango Meeting:
- June 8 and 9 - whole day sessions
- June 10 - morning only sessions and visit to the ALBA Synchrotron in the afternoon
- Satellite Workshops - whole day sessions
- Archiving and Databases: June 11
- Sardana: June 11 and 12
Hybrid Format:
We are offering a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and remote participation.
Venue:
ALBA Synchrotron
Registration:
Registration is already open and is done via the event’s Indico page. The registration fee is 110 euros for in-person participants, while remote participation is free.
Programme
The programme is still being defined, but you can expect sessions similar to those in previous editions. If you would like to contribute to shaping the programme, please share your ideas through this survey: https://indico.tango-controls.org/event/737/surveys/1.
Abstract Submission
Abstract submission will be opened until May 17 at the following link: https://indico.tango-controls.org/event/737/abstracts/
Additionally, we have created a dedicated Mattermost channel for the event: #40th-tango-meeting-2026 within the Tango Mattermost workspace. Feel free to join to stay updated and engage with other participants.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting and working together to make it a successful event!
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