v0.18.0

What's Changed

Breaking changes

• Drop Python 3.8, add Python 3.13 by @ocefpaf in #2013

Improvements

• Correct type annotations in Realtime by @hansthen in #1960
• Add a date_option (format string) parameter to the choropleth timeline slider by @hansthen in #2003
• Add feature_group parameter to Draw plugin by @hansthen in #2001
• Add event handlers to the Draw plugin by @hansthen in #2000

Bug fixes

• Fix opened_symbol option in TreeLayerControl by @Doyley1 in #1981
• Fix a typo in heat_map_withtime.py by @hansthen in #2004

Tests

• Fix Selenium heatmap test by using fixed figure size by @Conengmo in #2010
• add fiona dep and ensure latest geopandas by @ocefpaf in #2012

Documentation

• make switcher match gh-pages by @Conengmo in #2007

New Contributors

• @Doyley1 made their first contribution in #1981

Full Changelog: v0.17.0...v0.18.0