Release: v8

[haakonvt]

To contain:

1. requests -> httpx: [V8] change requests to httpx #2090
2. instance ID with dataframe retrieve/insert: [V8] fix instance id with insert/retrieve dataframe #2116
3. remove retrieve_dataframe_in_tz: [V8] remove: retrieve_dataframe_in_tz #2117
4. [V8] remove deprecated load_yaml method #1964
5. [v8] Remove deprecated Templates API #2251

Awaiting / TODOs:

1. Wait for all SimulatorAPIs to be finished and officially released (see CHANGELOG.md)
2. Wait for new time series object aggregates to be released: DM-2509 add datapoints aggregates min- and maxDatapoint #2082
3. Wait for /models/statistics (release with alpha warning?) Add /models/statistics #2095

[polomani]

Wait for all SimulatorAPIs to be finished and officially released

do you expect any conflicts if merged in the opposite order?

[haakonvt]

Wait for all SimulatorAPIs to be finished and officially released

do you expect any conflicts if merged in the opposite order?

Not really, but don’t want to put that additional burden on the team